Tragedy has struck in Sokoto, where a devastating fire incident claimed the lives of the daughter and three grandchildren of Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, the State Secretary to the Government (SSG)The fire started late Sunday night, January 5, and rapidly spread throughout the house while the affected family was asleepHenzodaily.ng reports that tragically, only the husband, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello, survived the inferno
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Sokoto, Sokoto state – Sokoto’s State Secretary to the Government (SSG), Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa, lost a daughter and three of his children as a result of a fire incident in the early hours of Monday, January 6.
As reported by Vanguard newspaper, the deceased was the wife of the permanent secretary (PS) of the state’s ministry of sports and youth development, Alhaji Muhammadu Yusuf Bello.
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A devastating fire early on Monday morning claimed the lives of the daughter and three grandchildren of Sokoto state’s Secretary to the Government, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Sifawa.
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The fire which started on Sunday night, January 5, engulfed the entire house while the family were sleeping, in which only her husband survived.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation as men of the state’s fire service battled it for hours before they were able to eventually extinguish it.
Sokoto SSG daughter, others set for burial
The remains of the deceased housewife and her three children are slated for burial at Sheikh Shehu Usmanu Danfodiyo Mosque Sifawa later today, Monday, January 6, at the family home of the SSG in Sokoto.
Already, Engr Idris Mohammed Gobir, the Sokoto state deputy governor; members of the state executive council (SEC); All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts; and friends; have been trooping to Sifawa for condolence and burial rites. Relatives cried as they struggled to believe their loved ones are no more.
Fire incidents in Nigeria
In 2024, several fire incidents were recorded, including the Panteka market fire in Rigasa, Kaduna, on January 17 which destroyed the timber section of the market as confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Other incidents involved a building fire at Tudun Wada Quarters in Kano, causing seven casualties from smoke inhalation, and another at Horo Eastern by-pass depot resulting in one fatality.
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There have also been fires in the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo state, on January 16, the IC World Emporia blaze in Gwarimpa, in the federal capital territory (FCT), on January 17, and the Sobi Hospital outbreak in Ilorin, Kwara state, on January 2.
In 2023, the Lagos State Fire Service recorded 1,642 fire incidents between January and June, with 42 persons killed. The Kaduna State Fire Service also recorded 325 fire outbreaks, with 17 persons rescued, 26 injured and 12 deaths.
Late Major General Taoreed Lagbaja of the Nigerian Army noted that the number of incidents recorded in Nigeria in 2022 totalled 2,056, with a loss of properties worth N1 trillion.
Sokoto residents dismiss rumour of foreign security
Earlier, Henzodaily.ng reported that residents of border communities in Sokoto state dismissed the allegations of the presence of the French army within the border area of the country.
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The residents noted that Balle town and other communities maintained relations with Nigerien communities, and at no time had they sighted a French military camp.
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