Kano Commissioner’s daughter, sister, brother’s wife burnt to death in fire tragedy

 

Kano State Commissioner of Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar-Mata’s daughter, sister and his elder brother’s wife have been burnt to death in a fire tragedy on Wednesday.

Kofar-Mata disclosed this in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

He said his daughter, Maimuna, elder sister, Hajiya Kadija and his brother’s wife, Juwairiyya lost their lives in the fire tragedy.

The deceased had already been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.

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).”

Reports had it that the commissioner’s residence in the Kofar-Mata metropolis in Kano was razed by fire early Wednesday while the family members were asleep.

A family source told Daily Trust that several valuables were destroyed during the unfortunate incident.

The spokesperson of the state fire service, Abdullahi Saminu, said the level of damage and cause of the inferno could not be ascertained immediately.