Buhari's niece, Nephew pass on sameday

The Presidency on Saturday affirmed the demise of two individuals from President Muhammadu Buhari's more distant family in Daura, Katsina state. An announcement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, said the two senior individuals from the family kicked the bucket inside a couple of hours of each other.

As per Shehu, one of the perished people, Hajiya Halima Dauda, was the President's niece and more youthful sister to his close partner and nephew Malam Mamman Daura. Halima Dauda, matured 56, who has since been covered in Daura, deserted 10 youngsters, including one of President Buhari's Personal Assistants, Mohammed Sabi'u Tunde.

The presidential associate uncovered that the entombment was gone to by a central government appointment drove by the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari. Others on the group were the Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika; three Senior Special Assistants to the President, Sarki Abba, Ya'u Darazo and Garba Shehu; the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Abubakar.

Others incorporated the State Chief of Protocol, Amb. Lawal Kazaure, the Permanent Secretary, State House Jalal Arabi, Alhaji Isma'ila Isa and Sayyu Dantata them two representatives. The Buhari family had before on covered Hajiya Ai'sha Alhaji Mamman on Friday.

She was the spouse of the President's more established sibling, Alhaji Mamman. Getting sympathies for the benefit of the Buhari family, Malam Mamman, expressed gratitude toward God for the lives of the expired and every one of the guests for offering the snapshot of melancholy to them.


Shehu revealed that among those got by the family in Daura were the Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu and a previous Military Governor of Kaduna State, resigned Brig.- Gen. Jafaru Isa.