Two More Kwara Pilgrims Die in Mecca, Bringing Death Toll to Four
According to a news report from Punch, two additional pilgrims from Kwara State, Salman Alade and Ayishat Ologele, have reportedly died while on pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
These pilgrims were among the thousands of Nigerians who travelled to the holy land to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.
Their deaths follow those of two other pilgrims, Saliu Mohammed, who arrived with the third batch of the state contingent, and Hawawu Mohammed, which were reported in Madinah.
The latest report brings the death toll among Kwara pilgrims to four.
Ologele, it was gathered, fell ill while travelling from Medina to Mecca and died afterwards, while Alade fell ill in Mecca and passed away as well.
While the exact causes of their deaths had not been officially confirmed, it was believed that they died of natural causes.
The development was confirmed by the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in Saudi Arabia.
The board commiserated with the families of two pilgrims as the Executive Secretary, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, expressed condolences to the families, asking Allah to grant them comfort and forgive the deceased.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Park Tunde Oyawoye Charles Ibitoye Mohammed Katsina Ahmed Olukotun Of Ikotun Oke Sunna Isin UITH Yakub Ali-Agan IsDB Joseph Daudu Olabimpe Olani Issa Baba Bolaji Nagode Sadiq Umar Christopher Tunji Ayeni Jebba Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Apata Ajele Secondary School Demola Banu Aliyu Kora-Sabi Toyosi Thomas Saka Abimbola Isau Babaita Aishat Mohammed Lawal Akanbi-Oke Sarkin Malamai Alloy Chukwuemeka Kwara Basketball Association Moremi High School Jumoke Monsura Gafar Waheed Ibrahim Shettima Of Ilorin Babata Simeon Sayomi Ilorin Talaka Parapo Magaji Are Amuda Aluko Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement Imam Gambari Aliyu Adebayo First Lady Oyin-Zubair Mutawali Of Ilorin GRA 08001000100 IFK Abdulazeez Uthman Owode Market Emir Of Shonga Ile Arugbo Lanwa Aiyedun Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Saliu Oluwole National Association Of Nigerian Students Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Yusuf Olaolu Ali Ayo Opadokun Oloruntoyosi Thomas Abdulrauf Yusuf Adama Isa Offa Descendants Union Halimat Yusuf Ajikobi Bolakale Kawu Agaka Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji ARMTI Abdulrazaq Adebayo Sadiq Buhari Ibrahim Labaika Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Ojuekun Sarumi Face Masks Samuel Olusegun Adedayo

