Hajia Umma El-Rufai, mom of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, can be buried in Abuja right now.
The household introduced that the Janazah prayer for the deceased will maintain on the Nationwide Mosque in Abuja.
In an announcement issued within the early hours of Sunday, the household stated the funeral prayer is scheduled for 1pm.
The assertion was signed by Hon. Bello El-Rufai, member of the Home of Representatives and grandson of the deceased.
The household stated the burial will happen instantly after the funeral prayer.
Based on the assertion, the physique can be conveyed to Gudu cemetery for interment in accordance with Islamic rites.
The assertion learn: “Within the identify of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
“On behalf of the elders and the complete household, we want to formally announce the Janazah Prayer for our beloved grandmother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who returned to her Creator yesterday.
“The Janazah Prayer will happen as follows: Nationwide Mosque Abuja, on Sunday, twenty ninth March, 2026 by 1:00 pm immediate, and burial at Gudu Cemetery (follows instantly after). We deeply respect the outpouring of prayers, visits, and condolences throughout this second of grief.
“Could Almighty Allah (SWT) forgive her shortcomings, increase her grave, and grant her the very best place in Aljannatul Firdaus.”
The matriarch of the El-Rufai household reportedly died whereas receiving therapy at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.