The Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal Arabi, has described the death of Ms. Laetitia Naankang Dagan, an Assistant Director of Administration in the Presidential Villa as “a painful loss, not only to her immediate family but also the entire State House. ”
Ms. Dagan, was murdered on Monday night by yet to be identified assailants.
She was said to have been killed in her home in Abuja.
A statement issued by Assistant Director of Information in the State House, Attah Esa, said 47-year-old Ms. Dagan, worked in her office at the State House till about 8p.m on Monday, when she left for home.
She was, however, reportedly attacked and killed at about 11p.m in her home by yet to be identified persons.
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The statement said: “47-year-old Ms. Dagan from Plateau State, worked in her office on Monday till 8p.m, but by 11p.m, she was gruesomely murdered in her apartment by unknown persons.
“The Permanent Secretary prayed God Almighty to comfort Ms. Dagan’s family, the entire Staff of State House, and grant the soul of the departed officer eternal rest.
Condoling with her family members on Tuesday, Arabi noted that “She was a dedicated, hard-working officer, and we all feel pained by her dastardly and untimely death.
“We all share in your grief and pains, but be consoled by the fact that she lived a good life and contributed her best to the services of her nation.”
The State House Permanent Secretary, expressed confidence that “the Police will fish out the killers of Laetitia and the law will take its course.”
