Although no amount of moneycan
bring back the dead, it can at least help to offset some burden
occassioned by the loss of a loved one. Perhaps that was what the Kano
State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso had in mind when he donated a
three-bedroom flat and N1 million each to the families of three members
of staff of the Kano Emirate who lost their lives protecting the Emir of
Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, when gunmen attacked his convoy one week ago.
Also
benefitting from the governor’s largesses are three other staff of the
Emir, who suffered gunshot wounds during the attack. They were given the
sum of N250,000 each while their medical bills will be offset by the
state government. The governor’s Special Adviser on Emirate Council
Affairs, Alhaji Tijjani Mailafiya Sanka, who announced the gesture
Saturday, said it was made out of Kwankwaso’s sympathy and concern for
the victims who had demonstrated heroism in protecting Bayero.
Beneficiaries
of the houses and N1 million are families of the Bayero’s orderly, Ado
Bala, 34 (Dan Morin Sarkin Kano), the monarch’s driver, Kabiru Shuaibu,
35 (Barde Sarkin Ruwa) and Ahmadu Magayaki (Maji Dadin Dan Rimi), the
rider of the emir’s horse-driven carriage.
The
wounded victims are Garba Zagi, Musa Umar Zagi and Abubakar Zagi who
are assistants to Bayero and two of his wounded sons, Alhaji Sanusi Ado
(Chiroman Kano) and Alhaji Nasiru Ado (Turakin Kano) who accompanied
their father to the United Kingdom for medical check-up after the
attack.
TalkOfNaija
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