El-Rufai loses his mother

Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of a former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has died. 

Hajia El-Rufai passed away on Friday, March 27, 2026.

Her grandson, Hon. Bello El-Rufai, announced her d3ath in a post on Facebook. 

“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. From Allah SWT we came and to Him we shall all return. I would like to inform the public of the demise of my Grandmother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai who passed away a few hours ago,” he wrote.

“She is the biological mother of our father, Mallam Nasir @elrufai. We are grateful for the life she lived and may Allah SWT bless her gentle soul. May He bless the soul of the parents we have lost. On behalf of our family, we seek your prayers. Thank you.”

The development comes at a time when the former Kaduna State governor is in custody.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned him on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money laundering after one month in detention.

He pleaded not guilty to all the charges and a Federal High Court in Kaduna adjourned the hearing of the bail application to March 31.