Yobe State Deputy Governor Idi Barde Gubana has lost a seven-year-old son in a road accident at the weekend.
The deceased, named after Governor Mai Mala Buni, and two others died in a road crash along the Maiduguri-Kano Expressway on Saturday.
The deputy governor said, “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.”
Governor Buni has expressed shock over the death of his deputy’s son and commiserated with Gubana.
Mr Buni described the deaths as sad and shocking, adding that “is the will of Allah (SWT), our creator”.
“It is their appointed time to depart the World and we pray to Allah (SWT) to forgive their shortcomings and grant them eternal rest in Aljannatu Firdausi.
“May Allah also grant their families the fortitude to bear the huge loss.” Buni said.
The governor further prayed for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries in the accident.
