El-Rufai loses mother

By Samuel Solomon

Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has passed away.

Details of her death were sketchy as of the time of filing this story, but it reportedly happened on Friday afternoon.

Hon Bello El-Rufai, the deceased’s grandson, has confirmed the development.

“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.”