Nigeria: Senator Hanga Loses Father

8 November 2011

Kano — Alhaji Sani Hanga, father of Senator Rufai Sani Hanga is dead. He died yesterday at the age of 99 at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. Late Hanga has been buried according to Islamic rites. His funeral prayer was led by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Dr. Ado Bayero.

Among those present at the funeral are Alhaji Maitama Sule, Alhaji Numan Barau Dambatta, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, Dr. Abdulhamid Isa Dutse, Alhaji Salihu Takai, Dr. Bashir Galadanci among others.

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