Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has condoled with the families of four illustrious sons of the state, who lost their lives in an auto crash.
Mallam Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, said this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.
Sarki listed the deceased as Dr. Hussaini Abdullahi-Goro, a philanthropist; Aliyu Tanko-Nassarawa, aka Kwara, a former member of the Kebbi State House of Assembly; Yakubu Magaji-Alwasa, a senior citizen; and Abdullahi Abubakar-Dalijan, another senior citizen.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deceased died on Thursday night in a motor accident along Yauri-Birnin Kebbi Road on their way from Abuja.
Bagudu, accompanied by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), offered prayers for the repose of the souls of the deceased.
He prayed Almighty Allah to forgive the departed four personalities and admit them into Aljannatul Firdaus.
He also prayed Allah to give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Aged 62, late Abdullahi-Goro is survived by three wives and 16 children, while late Tanko-Nassarawa, who died at the age of 56, is survived by three wives and 17 children.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the funeral prayer took place at the Emir’s Palace in Birnin in Kebbi after Juma’at prayer.