The Resident Electoral Commissioner
in Kano, Munka’ila Abdullahi, his wife, and two
children were burnt to death in
what has been described as a mystery fire in Kano on Friday morning, when
Christians are marking the Good Friday.
Abdullahi died along with his family
members following an outbreak of fire in his official residence on Kashim
Road, Nasarawa GRA, Kano.
The INEC Assistant Director, Public
Affairs, Alhaji Lawal Garba, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of
Nigeria in Kano on Friday.
He said the deceased would be buried
after the Friday prayer at his home town, Gantsa, in Buji Local Government Area
of Jigawa.
Also confirming the incident, the
State Director of Fire Service, Alhaji Balarabe Kabara, said his men received a
distress call from the neighbours of the deceased around 4.30am on Friday.
He said the commissioner, his wife
and two children died owing to injuries they sustained during the incident.
Kano REC, wife, children die in inferno
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