- Safiu Kehinde
Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has lost his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai.
As announced in a statement issued on X by the son of the embattled ex-Kaduna governor, Bello El-Rufai, the matriach passed away in the early hours of Friday.
Bello expressed gratitude to God over the life of his grandmother as he prayed for the repose of her soul.
He however, did not disclose the cause of her death with her burial plan yet to be communicated.
“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 @elrufai. 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 Kaduna lawmaker wrote.
Umma reportedly passed away in Egypt.
Her demise is coming amid ongoing litigation cases against El-Rufai who is currently in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC).
NPO Reported that the ICPC had held El-Rufai in detention since his rearrest shortly after being released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last month.
ICPC would earlier this week arraign him court on charges bothering on alleged corruption, abuse of office, and financial misappopriation amongst others.
It however remain unclear if the the ex-Kaduna governor will be released to pay his last respect to his late mother.