Sambo’s wife loses relations to Kano explosions

Wife of Vice President Namadi Sambo, Amina, is one
of the bereaved as a result of the multiple explosions that
rocked the Kano Central Mosque Friday last week.
Sambo’s wife, who hails from Kano, was said to have
lost an undisclosed number of relations and friends to the
incident that claimed about 120 lives.
Touched by her plight, the President’s wife, Mrs.
Patience Jonathan, on Sunday led wives of some top
government officials to pay a condolence visit on Mrs.
Sambo at her husband’s official residence, Aguda House,
inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
A statement by Mrs. Jonathan’s media assistant, Ayo
Adewuyi, quoted her as condemning the Kano blast,
describing it as man’s inhumanity to man.
The statement also quoted the President’s wife as appealing
to the masterminds of the attack to come out and dialogue
with the Federal Government.
The statement read in part, “The First Lady was at the
Aguda House residence of the Vice President to condole
the family, the people of Kano and in particular, the wife
of the Vice President, who lost relations and friends to
the bomb blast. The wife of the Vice President, Hajia
Amina Sambo, hails from Kano.
“Patience Jonathan appealed to those behind the incidence
to come forward for dialogue and stop further killings.
“She also called on all Nigerians to be their brothers’
keepers, as no meaningful development can take place
without peace and security.
“Patience Jonathan again restated her call for peaceful
co-existence among the people, stressing the need to
continue to promote the virtues of peace and peaceful co-
existence in the country, by engaging in constructive
engagement on national issues.
“The First Lady prayed for the peaceful repose of the
dead and speedy recovery of the injured while praising the
dedication of the management and staff of the hospitals
where the injured are being treated.”
The statement also quoted Vice President Namadi
Sambo, who responded on behalf of his family, as thanking
the President’s wife for her love and compassion.
Sambo assured Nigerians that the administration of
President Goodluck Jonathan was doing all within its
powers to constructively tackle the issue of insurgency in
the country.
He said although the incident shook the nation, the people
of Kano State and his family, he was confident that the
war against insurgency would be won by the present
administration.