Kano State Government will sponsor the bereaved father of the six children and their mother who were killed in the Chiranci Dorayi area of Kano for Hajj and Umrah.
The state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, who disclosed this during a condolence visit to the family, also approved the gift of a new house and full welfare support.
Governor Yusuf expressed deep sympathy and assured them of the Kano State Government’s continued support.
He explained that the new house is given to the bereaved father as part of efforts to rehabilitate him and restore his social life.
He further assured that the state government would take full responsibility for the man’s welfare and support him to remarry whenever he finds a suitable life partner.
The Governor assured that government would take care of all that he needs to be able to start again.
He directed the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to fast-track prosecution of the suspects already arrested in connection with the killings.
He assured that all those found culpable would be prosecuted for justice to be served.
The Governor also promised that he would sign the death warrant for any convict found guilty in the Chiranci Dorayi killings.
In appreciation of the government’s intervention, the bereaved father of the Chiranci victims donated his personal house to the Kano State Government for the construction of an Islamiyya school to serve the community.
