Matawalle donates N30 million to three bereaved families in Zamfara
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has donated N30 million to three bereaved families in Zamfara as condolence support.
Mr Matawalle donated N10 million to each family during separate condolence visits to their residences in Gusau.
This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by Yusuf Idris, publicity secretary of the Matawalle Political Standing Committee.
The deceased included Sheikh Abubakar Fari, a renowned Islamic scholar in Zamfara.
Others were Hajara Salihu Maibuhu Gummi, who recently died at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, and Aisha Nura, wife of Lawal Maradun, a former principal private secretary to Me Matawalle.
During the visits, the minister prayed to Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and give their families the strength to bear the losses.
He urged the bereaved families to accept the deaths as the will of Allah and take solace in their faith.
(NAN)
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