Yobe State Deputy Governor, Idi Barde Gubana, has lost his 16-year-old daughter, Khadija Idi Barde (Siyama), who sustained injuries in an accident that killed her brother.
On Saturday, the deputy governor’s children had an auto accident while travelling along Maiduguri-Kano highway.
It was learnt that 16-year-old Siyama, who sustained injuries in the accident, died on Thursday morning at the Kano hospital, where she was receiving treatment.
Siyama, until her sudden demise, was a Senior Secondary School II student of Essence International School, Damaturu, Yobe State.
Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hussaini Mai Suleh, said in a statement that Siyama would be buried at 4:00 pm on Thursday at Mai Fune Emir’s Palace in Damagum.
The deputy governor’s deceased 7-year-old son was named after Governor Mai Mala Buni.