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.
TIC Adanla-Irese Coronavirus Simon Sayomi Bayo Ojo Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Ijagbo Health Centre Abdulwahab Oba Monsurat Omotosho Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory Sa\'adu Gambari Amuda Musbau Jare Olatundun Memunat Monsuma Florence Saraki Salmon Babatunde Salmon Abdulfatai Ahmed SSUCOEN MAI Akande Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Halidu Danbaba Kanu Agabi Olawuyi TESCOM 2025 Abdul-Rahoof Bello Oyawoye Adesoye College Erubu Oba Zubair Lucky Omoluwa Isa Aremu Suleiman Abubakar Police Commissioner Yakubu Shaaba Umar Adelodun Ndakene Ilorin South Surajudeen Akanbi George Funsho Adebayo Apata Ajele Secondary School Akanji AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund John Olobayo Oasis Muslim Care Foundation Mohammed Khadijat Kubura Tafidan Kaiama Kehinde Baale AbdulRazaq Jiddah ITEM 7 Baaziki Sulaiman Dan Iya Amos Justus Sayo COVID Gbemisola Saraki HYPPADEC Abdulfatai Baakini Sabo-Oke AGM Professional Services Share/Tsaragi 07039448763 C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Shehu Salau Roheemat Hammed Umar Ahmed Gunu Oni Adebayo CACOVID Oba Abdulrahim Lafia Aliyu Korasabi Ado Bayero Olaiya Victor Mobolaji Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Saad Omo Iya Michael Ologundea Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Idris Amosa Saidu Yemi Sanni Busari Toyin Isiaka

