A former Governor of Kaduna state and Senator representing Kaduna North, Ahmad Mohammed Makarfi has lost his eldest son, Faisal Ahmad Makarfi.
Gatekeepers News reports that Faisal alongside two other people was said to be involved in an auto crash along Zaria-Kaduna Expressway on their way from Makarfi town on Saturday evening.
According to an anonymous source; Faisal died at a health facility on Zaria Road while doctors were battling to save others.
Former Kaduna Central Senator Comrade Shehu Sani condoled with the Makarfi Family through a post on his official X account.
He wrote, “Just received the sad news of the death of Faisal the Son of HE Senator Ahmed Makarfi. May Allah grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin.”
The deceased was a civil engineer by training. He attended Kaduna International School for his primary education and then proceeded to Adesoye College, Offa, Kwara State, for his secondary education. He attended University of Greenwich, London, for undergraduate and master’s degree and also enrolled for PhD there.