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Daily Trust reporter in Zamfara loses mother

Hajiya Zainab Umar Yari, the mother of Daily Trust correspondent in Zamfara State, Shehu Umar Yari, is dead.

Hajiya Zainab Umar Yari, the mother of Daily Trust correspondent in Zamfara State, Shehu Umar Yari, is dead.

According to Shehu, Hajiya Zainab, aged 72, died Thursday at a private medical facility in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State after a brief illness.

Shehu said she has been buried according to Islamic rites in her hometown of Yari, Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.

She is survived by eight children and many grandchildren.

Meanwhile, Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has condoled with the Daily Trust correspondent over the demise of his mother.

In a statement by his spokesman, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the governor commiserated with Shehu’s family over the death of his mother.

He said though the loss of a mother was painful, one has to take heart and thank the Almighty for the life well spent in accordance with the Islamic teachings.

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