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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL), Mele Kyari has lost his daughter, Fatima.

Fatima, 25, was said to have died on Friday, October 11, in Abuja.

Her funeral prayers held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja were attended by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima and other friends and associates of the family.

In a condolence message to the NNPCL GCEO and his family, the vice president prayed for the peaceful repose of Fatima’s soul.

Shettima also prayed to God to grant Mele Kyari and his family the strength to bear the loss of their daughter.

He said this in a statement made available to journalists by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.

Shettima also led the mourners who were at the funeral prayer for the response of the soul of Fatima.

The statement said, “Vice President Kashim Shettima has 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.

“VP Shettima, who prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima, asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime.

“The Vice President led other mourners at the funeral prayers, which were held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja,” it added.