The Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata, on Wednesday, lost three of his family members to an early morning fire outbreak that gutted his residence at Kofar-Mata quarters in Kano metropolis.
The incident occurred early Wednesday while members of the family were said to be asleep.
However, the commissioner was said to have narrowly escaped the disaster but lost his daughter, Maimuna, his elder sister Khadija and one Juwairiyya; also a close relative to the incident.
It was gathered that several valuables were destroyed in the fire, but no official report is available to ascertain yet.
When contacted, the State Fire Service spokesperson, Abdullahi Saminu, confirmed the incident.
