Hajiya Kareematu Abubakar Bichi, mother of the Director-General of the Department of States Services, DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, is dead.
She was aged 96.
Late Kareematu Abubakar Bichi passed on in Kano on Sunday.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Bichi, on his mother’s death.
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A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, on Sunday, quoted President Buhari as describing the deceased as “an important and community leader’’.
In a tribute to the late community leader the President said: “I am deeply touched by the passing away of Hajiya Kareematu, an important family and community leader.
“She will be remembered for her untiring efforts to unite the family and promote peace in her community.”
The President prayed that almighty Allah would receive Hajiya Bichi’s soul and grant family and friends the fortitude to bear the loss.
