Vice President Kashim Shettima in the early hours of Thursday, lost his stepmother, Hajja Hauwa Abba Kormi.
A statement issued by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, said Hajja Kormi who died after a prolonged illness at the age of 69, left behind five children, many stepchildren and grandchildren.
The Janaiza is scheduled for 4:00 pm today at Shettimari, Lawan Bukar, Maiduguri, Borno State.
The statement prayed that the Almighty Allah would forgive her shortcomings and admit her to Jannatul Firdaus.
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