The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the death of its Head of Protocol, Ibrahim Abubakar.
According to a tweet on its verified Twitter handle @thenff, the football body said Abubakar was shot dead in his Abuja residence in the early hours of today (Wednesday) by “armed robbers”.
The body further said that the remains of the deceased had been taken to his hometown of Kaduna for burial according to Islamic rites.
Read the tweets below…
NFF's Head of Protocol Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead by armed robbers in his house in Abuja in the early hours of today. 1/2
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) January 6, 2016
Abubakar's remains is being taken to Kaduna for burial. 2/2
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) January 6, 2016