2024 Hajj: Female Kebbi pilgrim dies in Mecca
The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of one of its pilgrims, Tawalkatu Busare Alako, from Jega Local Government Area.
Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, the board’s executive chairman, disclosed this in a statement in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
He said the deceased died on Saturday after a brief illness, adding that her funeral prayer and burial took place at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’aba) according to Islamic rites on the same day.
The chairman, on behalf of the Kebbi government, extended his heartfelt condolences to her immediate family, Kebbi pilgrims and the entire people of the state.
Mr Aliyu-Enabo prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive her shortcomings and grant her Jannatul Firdaus.
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