According to reports, another Nigerian pilgrim, Alhaji Muhammad Suleman, from Argungu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria, has passed away after falling ill in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The executive chairman of Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, revealed this information in a statement provided to journalists in Mecca on Sunday.
He said: “The deceased died on Sunday after a brief illness and his funeral prayer took place at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba).
“He was buried according to Islamic rites on the same day.
“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.”
Enabo sympathised with the family of the deceased telling them to accept the demise as God’s will.
