Ibrahim Abubakar, the Nigeria Football Federation Head of Protocol, was shot dead by armed robbers in his house in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday.<br /><br />According to a release by the NFF, the remains of the deceased is being taken to Kaduna for burial.<br /><br />A source close to Ibrahim Abubakar told <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b> : <span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo; He was a very nice man, helped us with letters to European embassies for our players invited for trials.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&ldquo;Unlike the average Nigeria Football Federation staff, he did not ask us for a single kobo for these letters.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Ibrahim Abubakar was a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and had three kids before he departed this sinful world.<br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />