Tragedy rocks as Sokoto SSG loses daughter, grandchildren, house help to fire incident
The Secretary to Sokoto State Government, Muhammad Bello Sifawa, on Monday, lost his daughter, her three children and a house help after a fire outbreak wreaked havoc in their house in the early hours of Monday.
According to a statement made available by the Chief press secretary to state Governor Malam Abubakar Bawa, the fire outbreak, which occurred at about 3.00 am, claimed the lives of Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, daughter to the Secretary to the State Government and her three children, Fatimatu Bello Yusuf, Maryam Bello Yusuf, Abubakar Sadik Bello Yusuf and house help, Aishatu Muhammad.
The funeral prayer for the deceased has since been observed in Sifawa town, B odinga Local Government area.
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Those in attendance at the funeral were the state Deputy Governor, Idris Muhammed Gobir, Speaker, the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Tukur Bala Bodinga, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, representatives of Senator and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the State Chief Judge, Justice Saidu Sifawa.
Others were the Grand Khadi, Shuaibu Sodangi Achida, Chief of Staff, Government House, Sokoto, Aminu Haliru Dikko, members of the legislature, Commissioners and Special Advisers.
The remains of the five deceased persons have since been buried by Islamic injunctions.
Source: Vanguard newspaper
