Babangida Gives Out Last Daughter In Marriage

By Rashidat Akashat with agency report

Ex- military president General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) will on Friday in Minna, Niger State give out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage.

The wedding is taking place amid concerns over the General’s health.

Recently, Babangida returned from Germany where he went for medical treatment and has since been off public functions.

Halimat Daughter of Late Maryam Babangida

According to NAN, Halimat was born in Dodan barracks, Lagos by late Maryam Babangida and she is the last child of IBB.

All arrangements have been concluded for the wedding and invitations sent to prominent Nigerians across the country.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger says it will deploy no fewer than 135 personnel to provide security before and during the wedding fatiha.

Philip Ayuba, Commandant, NSCDC in the state, gave the figure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Wednesday in Minna.

He said that the command has set up three teams to achieve this purpose, including a surveillance team that will carry out under-cover activities in all the black spots within and outside the metropolis of the city.

He said another team will patrol the metropolis patrol, while a third team will secure the venues of the programme. These are Justice Legbo kutigi conference center, where a reception will hold for the guests, the El Amin School, which will hold a spill-over reception and the residence of the former President.

“We have already issued an effective operational order to the officers deployed for that effect” .

He also said that sufficient personnel will be deployed to all the roads leading to the hill top residence of the former president.

Police Commissioner Zubairu Mu’azu assured that 4000 policemen will be deployed to provide security on the highways, major roads, the airport and the venues of the ceremony.