In a telephone conversation, the President commiserated with the head of the family and members;  Shehu of Borno, Shehu Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi; Shehu of Bama, Shehu Kyari ibn Umar ibn Ibrahim Elkenemi.
Nínú ọ̀rọ̀ tí ààrẹ ń bá àwọn sọ lórí ẹ̀rọ̀ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀, ààrẹ bá olórí ẹbí àti àwọn ẹbí  rẹ̀ ;  Shehu ti Borno, Shehu Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi; Shehu ti Bama, Shehu Kyari ibn Umar ibn Ibrahim Elkenemi kẹ́dùn ikú olóògbé ọ̀hún.