Gov Radda’s mother, Hajiya Umaru Barebari is dead

Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Barebari, the mother of Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, has passed away.

According to a family source she died in the early hours of Sunday following a brief illness.

Hajiya Safara’u was widely regarded as a pillar of support.. and a compassionate and influential figure within her community, a close family associate said.

Hajiya Safare was also the mother of Alhaji Kabir Umar Radda, the Village Head of Radda, and Hajiya Hauwa Umar Radda, the former wife of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.