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Vice President Kashim Shettima has condoled with the family of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Malam Kyari, over the loss of his daughter, Fatima Kyari.

Shettima’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha in a statement on Friday said Fatima, 25, died on Friday.

VP Shettima, who prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Fatima, asked God to grant the family the strength to bear the painful exit of their daughter, who was in her prime.

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The Vice President led other mourners at the funeral prayers, which were held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja.