Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, on Wednesday attended funeral prayers for two prominent residents of the state and paid a condolence visit to the family of another deceased resident on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The deceased were a former legal adviser to the Kano State Investment and Properties, Barrister Haruna Suleiman Koki; businessman Alhaji Ibrahim Mai lafiya Sanka; and Rano political leader, Alhaji Ya’u Beza.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Deputy Governor’s Public Relations Officer, Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu, Koki died on Tuesday night at his residence in Hausawa, Zoo Road, Kano, aged 72, after a prolonged illness.
He was buried at Abattoir Cemetery following funeral prayers at Koki Juma’at Mosque in Dala Local Government Area.
Koki was a legal practitioner who served as Legal Adviser to the Kano State Investment and Properties and a board member of Kano Pillars Football Club. He is survived by two wives, 33 children and grandchildren.
Garo also visited Alhaji Tijjani Mai lafiya Sanka at Sanka Quarters to commiserate with him over the death of his elder brother, Ibrahim, who died on Monday, November 2, aged 64, after a prolonged illness.
The deceased was a businessman and is survived by a wife and four children.
The deputy governor also attended the funeral prayer of Beza, who died on Wednesday at his residence in Tsohon Garin Rano Quarters, aged 85, following a brief illness.
Until his death, Beza held several political positions, including councillor in Rano, State Treasurer of the Peoples Democratic Party and Deputy Caucus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the area.
He is survived by two wives, eight children, comprising four sons and four daughters, and grandchildren.
After the funeral prayer, Garo visited the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Muhammad Isa Umaru, at his palace to convey the governor’s condolences to the traditional ruler and the Rano Emirate over Beza’s death.
The deputy governor also conveyed the governor’s condolences to the bereaved families and associates, praying Allah to forgive the shortcomings of the deceased, grant them Aljannatul Firdaus and give their families the strength to bear the losses.
Among the dignitaries at the funeral prayers were the Emir of Rano, Muhammad Isa Umaru; the Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly, Lawan Husseini Dala; and the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Muktar Ishaq Yakasai, alongside other government officials and political leaders.