The Nigeria Police Force has formally announced the passing away of Hajia Mariam Mohammed Abubakar, wife of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, who died this morning after a brief illness.
 
 She was survived by her husband and children. 

The force PRO Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olusola Amore, in a three-paragraph press release said” She has been buried according to Islamic rites in Kano.”