The death of one is tragic loss enough, not to talk of three persons of one being lost to fire incident at a go.
Sadly, that is the fate that a fire inferno has foisted on a commissioner in Kano State.
Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata, who is the state’s Commissioner of Higher Education, just had three of his family members lost through fire.
This happened at his residence on Tuesday night with his daughter, Maimuna (Islam), his senior sister, Hajiya Khadija, and the wife of his brother, Hajiya Juwairiyya being the casuaites..
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Dr. Kofar-Mata by himself announced the fire incident and casualties through a post on his verified Facebook page.
“I mourn the loss of my daughter Maimuna (Islam), my senior sister Hajiya Khadija, and my brother’s wife, Juwairiyya. Their funeral prayers will be conducted at 11:00 am at Kofar Mata quarters, Kano city”, he said in the post.
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