A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, said the seven-year-old boy who was named after Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along the Maiduguri-Kano road in the state.

He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Commenting on the incident, deputy governor said, “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.”
Top government officials and other personalities were at the residence of the deputy governor to sympathise with the family over the death.
Also, Governor Buni has expressed shock over the death of Gubana’s son and commiserated with the family.
The governor further prayed for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries in the accident.