Kano State Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata lost three family members to a fire outbreak on Wednesday.
Kofar-Mata, who narrowly escaped the disaster, lost his daughter, Maimuna, his elder sister Khadija, and a close relative Juwairiyya, a family source told The Guardian.
The commissioner’s residence in the Kofar-Mata metropolis in Kano was gutted by fire early Wednesday while the family was asleep.
The Punch Headlines gathered that several valuables were destroyed.
The spokesperson of the state fire service, Abdullahi Saminu, said the level of damage and cause of the inferno could not be ascertained immediately.
Meanwhile, Kofar-Mata expressed grief over the loss of three of his immediate family members.
“Unto Allah we came and to him we shall return. I mourn the loss of my daughter Maimuna (Islam), my senior sister Hajiya Khadija, and my brother’s wife, Juwairiyya, who were all perished in the fire accident this morning,” he said.
“Their funeral prayers will be conducted at 11 am at Kofar-Mata quarters, Kano City today.”
