By Hope James
The former Chief Registrar, Borno Cooperatives Society, Mallam Garba Abubakar, his wife and two other females suspected to be family members have died in a fire incident, Edum News reports.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, 18th August 2024.
The source who craved anonymity, stated that the fire erupted in their compound in Damboa road general area of Maiduguri metropolis.
According to the source, Garba Abubakar, who is popularly known as Gabson, was reported to have died in the early hours of Sunday with his wife and two other female members of the family in a domestic fire suspected to have been caused by power surge from public power source.
The source also described the deceased as a very humble and down to earth person, adding that they have been buried in Maidugiri.
Gabson was said to have retired as a Chief Registrar of Cooperative Societies with the Borno State Government and later worked with a private borehole drilling company.
The source said, “The deceased retired as a Chief Registrar of Cooperative Societies with the Borno State Government and later worked with a private borehole drilling company.
“Not long a go, we spoke extensively on contemporary issues and I assured him that I would visit him in his new house whenever I happen to be in Maiduguri. Not knowing that was the last time I would hear his voice.
“A very humble and down to earth personality is gone along with cherished members of his immediate family. They had since been buried in Maiduguri today. May Allah (swt) admit them into Aljannah Firdausih”.
