The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday decried the death of seven female students in a fire that gutted their hostel at the Government Girls' Secondary School, Jogana, Kano State.

Saraki, while wishing other students that sustained injuries during the incident a speedy recovery, called on the Kano State Government and security agencies to unravel the cause of the incident, so as to prevent a recurrence.

In a condolence message to the Kano State Government, families of the victims and the school management, Saraki said he was saddened by the news of the inferno that killed the girls, at a time when the State was just recovering from an attack by the Boko Haram insurgents, a few weeks ago.

Saraki said, "As a father, I received the news of this tragic incident with shock and I most sincerely sympathise with those who lost their lives and others who sustained various degree of injuries in the inferno.

"The trauma of the incident is much a burden for us to bear. My heart goes out to the families of affected students. It was so pathetic.

"I want to use this medium to call on the authority of the school and other organisations across the country to always be vigilant and take measures to prevent any such occurrence, especially in institutions where our future leaders are being groomed.

"Our future lies in the hands of our young ones. To lose them in this type of unusual circumstance is unacceptable. We must do all that is necessary to prevent a recurrence of this type of avoidable deaths and injuries," he stated.

While appealing to the affected parents to remain calm, the President of the Senate, prayed God to give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, just as he gave an assurance of government's commitment towards the safety and well-being of all citizens.