Mallam Aliyu Zubairu, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yola, and his wife, Nazira , died in a midnight fire incident in Yola on Monday, the authority’s General Manager, Malam Adamu Yusuf, has confirmed.
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Yusuf told reporters in Yola that the incident occurred in the couple’s residence in Shagari quarters, Yola – South Local Government Area.
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It has been learnt that the fire started at about 1 a.m. on Monday.
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Yusuf expressed shock over the incident, and urged the deceased family and colleagues to take the sad news in good faith as “no one can question God”.
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Meanwhile, the state Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Salisu Mohammad , extolled the good virtues of Zubairu, describing the deceased as a friendly and hard working journalist.
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He enjoined journalists in the state to register with the NUJ insurance scheme to enable their families get succour in the event of the unexpected.
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Until his death, the deceased was the NTA reporter covering the state House of Assembly and had been buried according to Islamic rights.
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