The Kano State Commissioner of Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar-Mata, has lost three members of his family to a house fire.
The devastating news was announced on the commissioner’s official Facebook account on Wednesday, July 17.
The deceased include his daughter, Maimuna; his elder sister, Khadija; and his brother’s wife, Juwairiyya.
The fire reportedly engulfed the commissioner’s residence in the Kofar-Mata area of Kano in the early hours of Wednesday while the family was asleep.
A source close to the family disclosed that the inferno destroyed several valuables. The spokesperson for the state fire service, Abdullahi Saminu, reported that the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be immediately determined.
Expressing his profound sorrow, Kofar-Mata wrote:
“Unto Allah we came and to him we shall return. I mourn the loss of my daughter Maimuna (Islam), my senior [elder] sister, Hajiya Khadija, and my brother’s wife, Juwairiyya, who all perished in the fire accident this morning.
“Their funeral prayers will be conducted at 11 am at Kofar-Mata quarters, Kano City today (Wednesday).”
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