A devastating fire in Sokoto has claimed the lives of the Secretary to the Government’s daughter and three grandchildren, leaving the community in shock and grief.
LEGIT NG
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’s fire service battled it for hours before they were able to eventually extinguish it.
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 believe their loved ones are no more.
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