PANDEF mourns late IGP Solomon Arase, hails him as a rare gem

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has described the precocious erstwhile Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase (Rtd), arsenic a uncommon gem whose humility, work to humanity, and emotion for his radical volition beryllium profoundly missed.

In a connection issued by Chief (Sir) Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, the forum said its enactment was afloat represented astatine the two-day burial rites successful Benin City, Edo State, which included a vigil wide astatine St. Paul Catholic Church, Airport Road, connected October 2, 2025, and a requiem wide connected October 3, 2025, astatine the aforesaid venue.

Ambassador Godknows Igali, who led the PANDEF delegation, broke down successful tears portion eulogizing the precocious IGP. He noted that Arase’s humility, contempt his precocious office, made him well-loved by society.

“Men similar him are excessively few. He devoted his beingness to helping humanity and was inactive precise overmuch needed. His yearly enactment for orphanages, particularly connected his birthdays, is simply a grounds to his selfless service,” Igali said.

Igali further recalled that adjacent aft serving Nigeria arsenic Inspector General of Police, Arase remained committed to his radical arsenic the Edo State Chairman of PANDEF, arsenic good arsenic the founding President of the Benin Consultative Forum.

The ceremonial drew a ample attendance of PANDEF nationalist executives from crossed the Niger Delta, including authorities chairmen and officials of the Edo State chapter. According to PANDEF, the caliber of dignitaries astatine the ceremonies reflected the precocious IGP’s beardown connections crossed each strata of society.

“His passing has created a large vacuum. We powerfully judge that Solomon Arase lived a beingness that reflected the teachings of Christ, and we are assured that helium shall marque heaven. May his psyche remainder successful peace,” the connection added.

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