extended family

He is survived by his wife, Linda, four children, seven grandchildren and extended family.

Nigerian farmer Mustapha Majiya is still reeling from losing almost 50 members of his extended family this week after an overturned fuel tanker exploded, sending flames up into a night sky.

A neighbour found it “unusual” that Sara was the only member of her large extended family that lived at the address to be dressed in a hijab, the Old Bailey heard.

If Mr Oualy survives the journey, he hopes to make a living to take care of his extended family, but he is keeping his plans secret to avoid worrying them.

"We really appreciate that they kept us posted all these years," he says, adding that many other members of the extended family had joined the armed forces even after Cherian's disappearance.