Hajj 2024: Two Kwara, Two Kebbi, One Lagos Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia

Two pilgrims from Kwara State on this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia have reportedly died.

The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board announced on Sunday the deaths of the two pilgrims who passed away in Madina, Saudi Arabia.

A statement by the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, said: “Saliu Mohammed, who arrived with Batch 3 of the state contingent, died in an intensive care unit of a public hospital in Madina after a brief illness, while Hajia Hawawu Mohammed (Batch 9) also died following what Saudi authorities have investigated and found to be an unfortunate suicidal episode from the rooftop of her apartment in Madina.”

The pilgrims’ board said it “deeply regrets the sad events, but submits totally to the decree and ultimate knowledge of Allah in all affairs.”

The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Board ,on Sunday, also announced the death of another pilgrim from the state in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The Executive Chairman of the board, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, identified the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma in Argungu Local Government Area.

According to Aliyu-Enabo, 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 another Kebbi pilgrim, Tawalkatu Busare Alako from Jega Local Government Area, who died on May 27, 2024, after a brief illness.

On May 28, 2024, a Lagos pilgrim, Oloshogbo Idris, died in Makkah shortly after returning from the circumambulation of the Holy Kaaba.