By Onoja Baba, Nigeria
Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has passed away.
The deceased’s grandson, Hon. Bello El-Rufai, confirmed the sad development on Friday afternoon in a post on Facebook.
He wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. From Allah SWT we came and to Him we shall all return. I would like to inform the public of the demise of my Grandmother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai who passed away a few hours ago. She is the biological mother of our father, Mallam Nasir @elrufai. We are grateful for the life she lived and may Allah SWT bless her gentle soul. May He bless the soul of the parents we have lost. On behalf of our family, we seek your prayers. Thank you.”
Details surrounding the circumstances of her death remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report.
The passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai comes at a difficult time for the El-Rufai family, as Malam Nasir El-Rufai is currently in custody. He was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money laundering.
El-Rufai pleaded not guilty to all the charges. On Tuesday, a Federal High Court in Kaduna, presided over by Justice Rilwanu Aikawa, adjourned the hearing of his bail application to Tuesday March 31.
Condolences have begun pouring in for the El-Rufai family as they mourn the loss of
their matriarch.
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