The Permanent Secretary and the Secretary of the Police Service Commission (PSC), William Alo, has lost his 10-year-old son, Mathew, in a domestic accident that occurred at his residence in Abakaliki. A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations on Saturday in Abuja, said that the boy who died on January 9, was buried on Saturday.
“The late Mathew was as full of life as ever on January 9th and was around the complex helping his parents entertain visitors until the tragedy struck between 5pm and 6pm.
“He was involved in a domestic accident and fell into the cold hands of death,” he said.
He said Mathew was buried amid uncontrollable tears among family and supporters.
Ani said PSC president Musiliu Smith described the death and the way it came about as devastating and said it had left a hole in the family.
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He said the commission chairman prayed to God to grant the entire Alo family the strength to bear the loss.
The grieving father, William Alo, said he has yet to come to terms with the reality of Mathew’s death.
“He was so attached to me that it will take many years to adjust to the reality of his permanent absence,” she lamented.
(YAYA)