… Announces Comprehensive Welfare Packages for the Brave Husband
From Mika’il Tsoho
The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has vowed to sign the death warrant of anyone convicted over the gruesome killing of a woman and her six children in the Chiranci Dorayi area of Kano, insisting that justice must be served without delay.
The governor made the declaration on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the bereaved family, where he also announced a comprehensive welfare package for the surviving father.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf said he had approved the sponsorship of the bereaved father for Hajj and Umrah, provision of a new house, and full welfare support from the Kano State Government.
The governor directed that a befitting house be allocated to the victim as part of efforts to rehabilitate him and help restore his social life. He further assured that the state government would take responsibility for his welfare and support him to remarry if he so desires, including meeting all necessary requirements to enable him start afresh.
On the pursuit of justice, Governor Yusuf ordered the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to fast-track the prosecution of suspects already arrested in connection with the killings.
“I will not hesitate to sign the death warrant of anyone found guilty by the court in the Chiranci Dorayi killings,” the governor said, adding that the same measure would apply to convicts in the murder of Hanifa and the Gezawa arson attacks that claimed multiple lives.
He commended the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies for their swift action and collaboration that led to the arrest of the suspects.
In appreciation of the government’s intervention, the bereaved father donated his personal house to the Kano State Government for the construction of an Islamiyya school to serve the community
Governor Yusuf prayed for Almighty Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and to give their family and the people of Kano State patience and lasting peace.
In a related development, the governor also paid condolence visits to the family of the late Dr. Bature AbdulAziz, President of the National Patriotic Elders Forum for Peace and Unity, and to Baba Umar, Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private and Voluntary Schools Board, over the recent death of his mother.
Governor Yusuf described Dr. AbdulAziz as a patriotic elder and peace advocate whose contributions to unity and national development would be long remembered, praying for Allah’s mercy upon his soul.
