The Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Idi Barde Gubana, has lost his son, Buni, in a road accident.
He was only seven.
A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, said the seven-year-old boy who was named after Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along the Maiduguri-Kano road in the state.
He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Commenting on the incident, deputy governor said, “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.”
Top government officials and other personalities have been visiting his residence to sympathise with the family over the death.
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May his soul rest in peace. May we not bury our children. Amen