Kwara chief of staff, Aminu Logun, buried in Ilorin residence

Aminu Logun Kwara chief of staff dies of coronavirus

The remains of Aminu Logun, the late chief of staff to Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, have been interred in Ilorin.

Mr Logun died on Tuesday evening from COVID-19 complications.

He was buried in accordance with Islamic rites on Wednesday at his GRA home on Ijumu Road in Ilorin in line with COVID-19 protocols.

The funeral was supervised by a team of COVID-19 Technical Committee.

The janazah prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Mohammed Bashir.

In a brief sermon, an Islamic scholar, Abubakar Aliagan, described the late chief of staff as a silent achiever, a philanthropist as well as promoter of unity.

“Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun since we knew him was a complete gentleman and a lover of humanity.

“I can recall may be the last time he came to the family mosque, he made some corrections to the mosque by himself to improve the structure,” he said.

Aliagan prayed Allah to accept Logun as one of his servants and grant him eternal rest.

Present at the burial were the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi; Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Mamman Jubril; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Saadudeen Salaudeen.

Others were Special Adviser on Special Duties, Yinka Aluko; Special Assistant to the Governor on Religious Affairs (Islamic), Zubair Dan Maigoro, Senior Advisor and Counselor to the Governor, Kale Belgore; and the Director-General, Bureau of Lands, Bolaji Edun.