<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nTears flowed freely as she was being buried as well wishers and relations lamented how she was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was buried around 6:30pm at the Christian cemetery in Tunga Magaiya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her family remained adamant on proceeding with the exercise despite protest by youths of Tunga Magaiya who felt Sokoto Government should have been responsible for her burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her uncle, who is the Pastor of ECWA in Tunga Magajiya, Emmanuel Maaji, led the prayers at the cemetery before she was lowered to mother earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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