A Nigerian man, Sufiyanu Abubakar Salihu is set to marry Fatima Ibrahim Kani, the younger sister of his late fiancée, Rukaiya Ibrahim Kani.
Sufiyanu late last month took to social media to lament the death of his fiancé, Rukaiya, to whom he was to be married on August 12, 2022, in Bauchi State. She sadly passed away on Wednesday, July 27.
Sufiyanu mourned the passing of his beloved on Twitter on July 28.
The fiance’s younger sister, Fatima also took to social media to mourn her sister a day after her death
She wrote, “Indeed, life is ephemeral and death is inevitable and certain end. I lost yet another sister Ruqayya Ibrahim Kani (Aunty Ummi), her marriage was scheduled to take place in two weeks from now but now she’s gone forever. Ya Allah kagafarta mata kamata rahama kasa inna mu yazo mucika da imani. Plz pray for my sister.”
Now, the families have apparently decided that the wedding will go on regardless of the original bride’s death. The sister of the deceased will now marry the groom.
The elder brother of the sisters, Aliyu Ibrahim Kani, announced this on Facebook on Wednesday, August 3.
He also shared the new invitation card with Rukaiyat’s name replaced with Fatima’s.
“Life is full of lessons to believe. Invitation to my twin sister’s wedding fatiha Fatima Ibrahim kani Zara,” he wrote.
“When I was confronted with the reunion again, it took me so much more to believe but we can deny the fact that life goes on. I pray for my late Sister Aunty ummi Allah ya jikanta Allah ya Mata rahama and Allah ya sanya alkhairi a cikin wanann aure da za ayi da zara’u. You might also think as much as you can but prayers is all we need at this moment.
“Late Sister Rukayya Ibrahim Kani issa a graduate of public health and so zara too issa graduate of public health from Bauchi State University. She’s an immediate sister to late Aunty ummi same father, mother. Everything about them is equally the same. It’s happening again. This is a lesson and all thanks to our parents and a special one to both malam sufiyan and sister zara. Allah ubangiji ya kaimu lokaci Allah ya sanya alkhairi. Allah ya jikan Aunty ummi.”
