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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has expressed shock over a fire incident that led to the death of the daughter and two siblings of Commissioner for Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar Mata.<\/p>\n

The fire incident, which occurred on Tuesday night, claimed the lives of the Commissioner\u2019s daughter, Maimuna, his senior sister, Hajiya Khadija, and the wife of his brother, Hajiya Juwairiyya.<\/p>\n

Governor Yusuf on Wednesday led members of the State Executive Council and other dignitaries to the funeral rites, which took place at Kofar Mata quarters, Kano.<\/p>\n

Yusuf described an unfortunate incident that led to the loss of three innocent citizens of the state, and property of huge value.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received with shock the sad news of a fire incident that led to the loss of three siblings of one of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe affected the Commissioner for Higher Education, Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata, at his residence in Kofar Mata quarters within Kano metropolitan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is indeed sad, heart-breaking, and an unfortunate incident that will linger in our memory for a very long time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has expressed shock over a fire incident that led to the death of the daughter and two siblings of Commissioner for Higher Education, Yusuf Kofar Mata. 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