By Nurat Uthman

Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, has lost his daughter in a tragic fire incident in the early hours of Monday.

The inferno also resulted in the death of three children of the deceased who was wife to the Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.

The fire started in the wee hours of Monday and engulfed the entire house while the family members were sleeping.

The cause is yet to be ascertained.

Only the husband survived the incident, as men of the state fire service battled for hours before they brought the fire under control.

Engineer Idris Mohammed Gobir, who is the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and some members of the state executive council, including stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, friends and well-wishers have trooped to the residence of Sifawa to condole with the family.

The remains of the deceased and her three children were buried after prayers at Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque, Sifawa

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