By Tonia Okereke
The daughter to the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa and her three children have died in a tragic fire accident.
The deceased was married to the Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.
The fire which is cause is yet to be ascertained, started in the wee hours of Monday and engulfed the entire house while the family members were sleeping, Leadership reports.
Bello is the sole survivor of the accident, as men of the state fire service battled for hours before they brought the fire under control.
The newspaper reports that the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Engineer Idris Mohammed Gobir, members of the state executive council, stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), friends, and associates have paid Sifawa and his family condolence visits.
The remains of the deceased and her three children are slated for burial after prayers at Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque, Sifawa.
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