Former President Jonathan Commiserates with DG DSS Over Mother’s Death

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi  Director-General of the Department of State Security whose mother Hajia Karimatu Abubakar died on Sunday at the age of 96.

In a condolence message he personally signed, the former President described the late Hajia Abubakar as an honest and hardworking woman who nurtured her children to greatness.

Below is the text of the message:

“I condole with you and your family on the demise of your beloved mum, Hajia Karimatu Abubakar who died on Sunday,  26 April,  in Bichi, Kano State at the age of 96.

“Hajiya was an honest and hardworking woman who brought up her children in the fear of God and nurtured them to greatness.

“I know her death has created a vacuum in your family, as she was a matriarch who was loved by many. May God comfort you and all family members and give you the fortitude to bear the loss.”