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Sokoto, Sokoto state – Sokoto’s State Secretary to the Government (SSG), Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, lost a daughter and three of his children as a result of a fire incident in the early hours of Monday, January 6.
As reported by Vanguard newspaper, the deceased was the wife of the permanent secretary (PS) of the state’s ministry of sports and youth development, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.
The fire which started on Sunday night, January 5, engulfed the entire house while the family were sleeping, in which only her husband survived.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation as men of the state fire service battled for hours before they were able to extinguish it.
Sokoto SSG daughter, others set for burial
The remains of the deceased housewife and her three children are slated for burial at Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque Sifawa later today, Monday, January 6, at the family home of the SSG in Sokoto.
Already, Engr Idris Mohammed Gobir, the Sokoto state deputy governor; members of the state executive council (SEC); All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts; and friends; have been trooping to Sifawa for condolence and burial rites. Relatives cried as they struggled to belive their loved ones are no more.
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Source: Legit.ng
