Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, presently under detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for alleged financial misconduct and other sundry matters has lost his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.
According to a family source, the late Hajiya Umma died on Friday in Cairo, Egypt where she had been living with her son, since he left office as a governor in 2023.
In a post mourning her exit on his X handle, her grandson, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, wrote:
“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. She is the biological mother of our father, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
“We are grateful for the life she lived and may Allah SWT bless her gentle soul. May He bless the soul of the parents we have lost. On behalf of our family, we seek your prayers. Thank you,” the post read.
The Deceased is survived by children, grandchildren and great-grand children.
