An Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Abdulrazak Umaru Ruma died on Monday after slumping during a paper presentation at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum organised by the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs.
Despite arriving at the programme as stand-in for the Niger State Comptroller of Immigration looking hale and hearty, Ruma slumped, causing a rumpus at the Justice Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, where the workshop was holding.
He was rushed to the Minna General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Police, Richard Oguche confirmed the tragedy, saying: “The preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had a case of high blood pressure and he is an asthma patient.
“The immigration officer slumped while he was delivering his paper. We rushed him to hospital where he was confirmed dead.”
He expressed the regret of the Niger State Police Command over the death and prayed that God would grant the family the “fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
