Another pilgrim from the state of Makkah, Saudi Arabia has been declared dead by the Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Board.
This development was disclosed in a statement released by the Kebbi Hajj 2024 Media Team on Sunday.
The Executive Chairman of the board, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, identified the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma in Argungu Local Government Area.
Aliyu-Enabo said that Abdullahi died following a brief illness.
The board’s chairman stated that Governor Nasir Idris has expressed sorrow over the death and offered prayers for the deceased, asking Allah to forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
“The governor also urged the immediate family of the deceased, friends and Kebbi pilgrims to take heart and accept the will of God Almighty in good faith,” stated Aliyu-Enabo.
He said the deceased was buried according to Islamic rites after his funeral prayer at Masjid Al-Ihram (Ka’aba) on Friday.
This incident follows the death of one Kebbi pilgrim, Tawalkatu Busare Alako from Jega Local Government Area, who died on May 27, 2024, after a brief illness.
Whereas a Lagos pilgrim, Oloshogbo Idris, died in Makkah shortly after returning from the circumambulation of the Holy Kaaba on May 28,2024.
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