Former military president Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida(retd.) has said he is not bothered by death rumours which trailed him last week. The 74-year-old former head of state told reporters yesterday at his Hilltop Mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital that: “The rumour does not shock me; neither does it bother me because I know I must go and meet God, my creator. There is nothing really to worry about, my religion has told me. As a Muslim, I strongly believe everybody will die, everybody will die and everybody has to die. It could be now or in hundred years’ time or two days to come but it doesn’t matter. Everybody must die.” On the state of the nation, Gen. Babangida, who led the country between 1985 and 1993, expressed optimism saying: “I still believe very strongly in this country, which is further demonstrated by the people of this great nation because they are a very industrious people, hardworking. That gives me the hope for Nigeria.”
