Former Chief Registrar of the Borno Cooperatives Society, Mallam Garba Abubakar, his wife, and two female family members tragically died in a fire that broke out in their home on Damboa Road in Maiduguri.
The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday, according to Vanguard. It is believed that the fire was caused by a power surge from a public power source.
A source close to the family said, “The deceased retired as a Chief Registrar of Cooperative Societies with the Borno State Government and later worked with a private borehole drilling company.”
The source also shared a personal memory, saying, “Not long ago, we spoke extensively on contemporary issues, and I assured him that I would visit him in his new house whenever I happened to be in Maiduguri. Not knowing that was the last time I would hear his voice.”
