A newly wed couple,
Abdullahi Abubakar, 33, and Asiya Yusuf, 18, died in a fire
disaster, Thursday, at Sabuwar-unguwa in Katsina State.
The couple,
whose marriage was two-month-old, died of injuries they sustained from the
incident.
The bride’s
elder brother, AbdulHafiz Yusuf, said that they received a distress call around
2.30 a.m. informing them of the disaster.
Yusuf confirmed
that the couple died at Katsina General Hospital of the injury they had
sustained from the fire, which was allegedly caused by an electrical fault.
The Police
Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the
incident, adding that police was investigating the cause of the fire.