Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has lost his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima.
This was revealed by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima who visited him to console the family.
Shettima who attended the funeral prayers at the Annur Mosque in Abuja on Friday, 11 October, 2024, prayed for the peaceful repose of Fatima’s soul and asked God to grant the Kyari family the strength to bear the loss.
This was made known in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, on Friday, 11 October, 2024.
Shettima also confirmed the visit in a post shared on his Facebook page and X page, accompanied by pictures. The VP wrote: “Today, I condoled with the family of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, over the loss of his daughter, Fatima Kyari.
Aged 25, the late Fatima passed away on Friday. “I prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima and asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime.”
