Even as many people have continued to express shock at the death of the Borno State Governor’s steward, John Achagwa on Tuesday, Governor Kashim Shettima has expressed shock at the development.
In his reaction to the death
(presume suicide) of the steward, Gov Shettima said he made working comfortable
for the deceased.
Shettima, in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Isa Gusau said John Achagwa
was supported by the governor build a complete seven bedroom apartment and only
recently, was also given a car with which he has been driving to work.
Gusau said: “Shettima was shocked and has been wondering what kind of
depression could push John, who was generally known to live comfortably, resort
to taking his own life.”
He said: “Governor Kashim Shettima is deeply shocked by the unfortunate
incident especially given the fact that John who is in mid 60s was publicly
known to be one of the Governor’s favourites as he served important guests at
the Presidential lodge for more than 30 years.
“When John retired from civil service, Governor Shettima had requested that he
be retained as casual staff because of his good services and the confidence in
him. The Governor even supported John with personal funds with which he used in
completing his beautiful house at a good location like Polo in Maiduguri. John
also had a car to himself and he lived very comfortably. He was known to be
friendly.”
He revealed that “the governor has directed the Commissioner of Police to
ensure thorough investigation including carrying out a post mortem on his
corpse and digging questions everywhere to establish what pushed him to take
his own life.”