Niger Deputy Governor Loses Wife

Hajiya Zainab Garba

Hajiya Zainab Garba, the wife of the Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, is dead.

The deceased was said to have died at a hospital in Minna on Tuesday after a brief illness.

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago in a condolence message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, expressed sadness over the death, describing it as a great loss to the State.

Bago prayed Allah to grant her Aljanatul firdaus and give the husband the fortitude to bear the loss.