Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed his shock and sadness over a fire incident that killed his daughter, older sister, and a close relative of the Commissioner for Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar-Mata.
The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, released a statement on Thursday in which the governor described the incident as “devastating.”
“We received with shock the sad news of the fire incident that led to the loss of three siblings of one of us, the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar-Mata, at his residence in Kofar Mata quarters within Kano metropolitan,” the governor stated. “It is indeed sad, heartbreaking, and an unfortunate incident that will linger in our memory for a very long time in view of its devastating consequences.”
Governor Yusuf, on behalf of the government, state executive council members, and the people of the state, extended his heartfelt condolences to the commissioner and his family. He also prayed that Allah grant eternal rest to the departed souls and prevent future occurrences of such disasters.
The governor led members of the state executive council, along with other dignitaries, to the funeral rites of the deceased family members at Kofar Mata quarters in the early hours of Wednesday.
