A fire incident has claimed the lives of the daughter and three grandchildren of the Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Muhammadu Bello Sifawa,
The incident which started in the early hours of Monday, engulfed the entire house while the family were sleeping, in which only the SSG’s daughter’s husband survived.
The deceased was a housewife to the Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.
As at the time filing this report, the cause of the fire had still not been identified as men of the state fire service battled for hours before they brought the fire down.
The remains of the deceased housewife and her three children are slated for burial at Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque Sifawa.
The state Deputy Governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir, members of the State Executive Council, APC stalwarts, friends and well-wishers have been trooping to Sifawa for burial rites and condolence.
