Yusuf Kofar-Mata, an appointee of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, has lost three of his family members to an early morning fire outbreak.
The fire incident occurred on Wednesday at Kofar-Mata’s residence in Kano metropolis.
Kofar-Mata is Kano State commissioner for higher education.
The commissioner was said to have narrowly escaped the disaster but lost his daughter, Maimuna, his elder sister Khadija and sister-in-law Juwairiyya.
It was gathered that several valuables were destroyed in the fire, but no official report is available to ascertain yet.
Spokesman of the State Fire Service Abdullahi Saminu said the level of damage and cause of the inferno could not be ascertained immediately.
In a short notice posted on his verified social media handle, the commissioner expressed grief, saying: “I mourn the loss of my daughter Maimuna (Islam), my senior sister, Hajiya Khadija, and my brother’s wife, Juwairiyya, who all perished in the fire accident this morning.
“Their funeral prayers had been conducted at 11am at Kofar-Mata quarters, Kano City today.”
