By Uzair Adam
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Kashere in Gombe State, Prof. Umaru Pate, has lost his mother, Hajia Zainab Pate.
According to family sources, Hajia Zainab, aged 80, passed away in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Wednesday following a brief illness.
The Daily Reality gathered that she is survived by three children: Prof. Umar Pate, Amina, and Hamza.
The funeral prayer was said to have taken place this evening in Yola.