SARAKI MOURNS DEATH OF STUDENTS IN KANO FIRE OUTBREAK

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki in a statement today in Abuja bemoaned the death of seven female students in a fire incident that gutted their hostel at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jogana, Kano State. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki wishes other students that sustained injuries during the unfortunate incident a quick recovery.

He called on the Kano State Government and relevant security agencies to unravel the circumstances surrounding the inferno so as to prevent future occurrence. In his condolence message to the Kano State Government, families of the victims and the school management, he expressed sadness at the news of the inferno that wrought havoc on the school girls’ hostel even at a time when the State is just recovering from an unfortunate attack by the Boko Haram insurgents.

Saraki said,

As a father, I received the news of this tragic incident with shock and I most sincerely sympathize with those that lost their lives and others that sustained various degree of injuries in the inferno.
The trauma of the incident is much a burden for us to bear. My heart goes out to the families of affected students. It was so pathetic.
I want to use this medium to call on the authority of the school and other organizations across the country to always be vigilant and take measures to prevent any such occurrence especially in institutions where our future leaders are being groomed.
Our future lay in the hands of our young ones. To lose them in these type of unusual circumstances is unacceptable. We must do all that is necessary to prevent a recurrence of this type of avoidable deaths and injuries,

 he stated.

He appealed to the affected parents to remain calm, while praying God to give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, just as he assured of government’s commitment towards the safety and well-being of all citizens.