JUST IN: Sokoto SSG Loses Daughter, Three Grandchildren in Devastating Inferno

• The Deceased is the  Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development in Sokoto State
• Deputy Governor, Members of the state Executive Council, APC stalwarts currently commiserating with the Sokoto SSG
• Funeral Scheduled to Take Place Today

In a tragic turn of events, the daughter of Mohammed Bello Sifawa, Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, along with her three children, perished in a devastating fire that engulfed their home in the early hours of  Monday morning.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the  deceased is the wife of Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development who was among the family members asleep when the fire broke out.

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Tragically, the husband and father, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello, was the only survivor of the incident.

As of the latest reports, the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the authorities.

The victims, which include the housewife and her three children, will be laid to rest at the Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque Sifawa.

The funeral is scheduled to take place at midnight today at the family home of the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, who is also the father of the deceased housewife.

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Idris Mohammed Gobir, Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Members of the state Executive Council, APC stalwarts, friends and well-wishers have been trooping to Sifawa’s to commiserate with him over his heart- breaking losses.

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