The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt General Tukur Yusuf Buratai will miss his son’s wedding holding in Abuja after a participant at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference Major General John Olu Irefin died of Covid-19.
However, Hamisu Buratai’s wedding slated for today Friday, December 11, 2020 in Abuja will still hold as scheduled.
According to a statement on Thursday by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations Brig General Sagir Musa, all participants at the now aborted conference, including the COAS Buratai, have proceeded on self-isolation in line with the Nigerian government’s protocol for Covid-19.
The statement said, “The Chief of Army Staff wishes to inform all dignitaries and other guests that activities earlier scheduled for the wedding of his son, Hamisu Tukur Buratai, will proceed as arranged albeit pruned down without the participation of all those who were at the conference.
“The Chief of Army Staff, on behalf of his family, feels honoured to appreciate, thank and welcome all dignitaries sincerely and invited guests to his son’s wedding Fatiha slated for Friday.
“However, due to the resurgence of the pandemic in the FCT, General Buratai will be unable to personally attend to, receive or meet you at the event. All inconveniences hereby regretted please.”
Dateline Nigeria reports that Buratai had in August this year married off his daughter Khadijah at a ceremony in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
