Hajj: Two Kebbi Pilgrims Die In Mecca

Two pilgrims from Kebbi State who recently departed Nigeria to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj have succumbed to the hands of death.

On Saturday, the Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board announced the death of one Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area.

Another pilgrim, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area, also died on Sunday after a brief illness.

Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, Executive Chairman, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Mecca on Sunday.

He said: “The deceased persons died after a brief illness and their funeral prayer took place at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba).

“They were buried according to Islamic rites the same day they died.

“On behalf of the Kebbi Government, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to his immediate family, Kebbi pilgrims and the entire people of the state.

“We pray to the Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings and grant his soul as well as the souls of departed Muslims, Jannatul Firdaus.”

The chairman urged the family of the deceased to take heart and accept the will of God Almighty in good faith, observing that no soul would live beyond its designated time.