Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, has visited three bereaved families in Rano, Bebeji and Kano Municipal Local Government Areas to convey Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s condolences following the deaths of their relatives.
The visits were disclosed in a press release dated October 12, 2026, and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Office of the Deputy Governor, Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu.
In Rano, Garo led the delegation to the family of Malama Zainab Abu, elder sister of former Special Adviser during the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Aliyu Maikasuwa Rano, and Ibrahim Ishaq of Dan’uwa Rano TV.
Malama Zainab reportedly died on Thursday evening following a brief illness.
In Bebeji, the deputy governor visited Mudan Umar Bebeji, a former chairman of Bebeji Local Government and former Executive Secretary of the Kano State Scholarship Board, following the death of his younger sister, Hajiya Halima Umar Bebeji.
The final visit was to the family of Mahmud Muhammad, popularly known as Dan Bala, at Unguwar Gini in Kano Municipal Local Government Area.
Mahmud, a staff member of the Kano State Ministry for Local Government, was the younger brother of Saleh Muhammad, also known as Akwashe, a former Secretary of the Kano Municipal Local Government Council.
He died on Friday, October 9, 2026, at the age of 56, leaving behind his wife and five children.
During the visits, Garo conveyed the governor’s condolences to the affected families and prayed for Allah’s forgiveness and mercy for the deceased.
He also prayed for Allah to grant the deceased Aljannatul Firdaus and give their families the strength and patience to bear their losses.
The condolence visits formed part of the deputy governor’s representation of Yusuf in offering support and expressing sympathy to families mourning the loss of their loved ones.
