The third day of prayer for the repose of the souls of the late Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, daughter to the secretary of Sokoto State government, her three children, and a housemaid has been held to round up the three-day mourning, usually set aside to receive condolences.
The special prayer session, which took place at Sheikh Usman bin Fodiyo Jumuat Mosque Sifawa, was led by prominent Imams, including Haliru Muhammad Umar, Yahuza Shehu Tambuwal, Muhammad Dan Gande, Abubakar Isa Binji, and Professor Attahiru Ahmad Sifawa. The participants sought Allah’s forgiveness for the souls of the departed.
The special prayer had in attendance the state deputy governor, Idris Muhammed Gobir, speaker of the state House of Assembly, Tukur Bala Bodinga. State APC chairman Isa Saddiq Achida, state chief judge Justice Saidu Sifawa, chief of staff Government House Sokoto, Aminu Haliru Dikko, and Sokoto State Police Commissioner Ahmed Musa.
Ambassador Sahabi Isa Gada, lawmakers, commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants, Ulamas, civil servants, and businessmen were also in attendance.
It could be recalled that the late Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, daughter to the secretary to Sokoto State government, Muhammad Bello Sifawa and her three children Fatimatu Bello Yusuf, Maryam Bello Yusuf, Abubakar Sadiq Bello Yusuf, as well as a housemaid Aishatu Muhammad, lost their lives in an early morning fire outbreak last Monday.
