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Tragedy as Sokoto SSG loses daughter, 3 grand children to fire incident

Mohammed Bello Sifawa Loses Daughter
Mohammed Bello Sifawa Loses Daughter

Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa has lost a daughter and three grandchildren to a fire incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday.

According to report, the deceased was a housewife to the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.

The fire which started in the early hours of the night engulfed the entire house while the family were sleeping, in which only her husband survived.

Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is yet unknown, as men of the state fire service battled for hours before they brought the fire down.

Remains of the deceased and her three children are slated for burial at the Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque, Sifawa, at the family home of the SSG who is a father to the deceased housewife.

However, the State deputy Governor, Engineer Idris Mohammed Gobir, Members of the State executive council, APC stalwarts, friends and well-wishers have been trooping to Sifawa for the burial rites and condolence.

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