BESUT: Noraziah Nor, widow of slain commando Insp Zulkifli Mamat thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for the posthumous promotion given to her husband on Saturday.
Her husband and fellow commando Cpl Sabaruddin Daud, 46, were killed in a gun battle in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu, Sabah on Friday with armed intruders claiming to be members of the royal army of Sulu Sultanate.
Zulkifli was promoted to ASP, while Sabarudin to Sergeant.
“I thank the prime minister and the government for their concern for me and my children, especially now that we have lost the strongest pillar in the house,” Noraziah, 28, said when met at her mother-in-law’s house in Kampung Kubang Ikan here yesterday. — Bernama