Governor loses aide to motor accident

The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has lost his Senior Special Assistant on Islamic Education, Shamsudeen Malumfashi, in a ghastly road crash.

The accident occurred on Tuesday around the Rigachikun area of the state.

His remains were also buried shortly after the accident in his hometown on Tuesday.

A member representing Malumfashi Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim; Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, Bello Kagara; and some of his personal aides attended the funeral prayer and interment of the deceased on Tuesday.

Radda also led a team of sympathisers during his visit to the family of the late aide.

He prayed for the repose of his soul and called on God to take care of his family.

The governor’s late aide was survived by his father, Abubakar Yusuf; his mother, Jamila, three wives; and four children.