A 38-year-old Nigerian man, Dr. Barde Luka Yelwa, and his wife Godiya have passed away two days apart.
Dr. Barde, a lecturer in the Biology Department at Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua, Yobe State, died on Thursday, April 20, 2023, after suffering a heart attack in the hospital where he was taking care of his sick wife.
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Two days after his death, on Saturday, April 22, his wife also passed away. The couple left behind two children, a 5-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy.
They were laid to rest on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Dagare Village, 10 km along Bauchi-Jos Road.
Meanwhile, friends, family members, and colleagues have taken to social media to mourn the couple.
“We spoke just a few days ago after your Ph.D. accomplishment not knowing that it would be the last moment I would ever hear from you again,” One comrade Joeman Joseph wrote on Facebook.