Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has lost him mother, Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Baribari.

A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, said the matriarch who departed this world on Sunday night, was 93 years old.

The statement described her as “a woman of remarkable strength and dignity with wisdom flowed from decades of life experience.”

“Beyond being the mother of Governor Radda, Hajiya Safara’u nurtured generations of leaders and community pillars. Her children include the current Village Head of Radda, Alhaji Kabir Umar Radda, and Hajiya Hauwa Umar Radda, former wife of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.”

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“A true Fulani matriarch, Hajiya Safara’u leaves behind a legacy that reaches far beyond her immediate family. Her values of integrity, perseverance, and community service continue to inspire all who knew her,” the statement read in part.

The state further disclosed that the late matriarch would be laid to rest today (Sunday) by 4pm in Radda Village, Charanchi LGA of Katsina.

“We offer our deepest condolences and pray that Allah grants Hajiya Safara’u eternal peace in Jannatul Firdaus,” the statement concluded.