A female pilgrim from Kaduna State, Hajiya Asma’u Muhammad-Ladan, passed away at the King Fahad Hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday after a brief illness.
The development was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, PRO, Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Malam Yunusa Muhammad-Abdullahi. The statement was released to newsmen in Arfat on Saturday.
The PRO said the deceased was registered at the headquarters of the agency.
The statement said the family of the late pilgrim has been notified, adding that the management and staff of the agency commiserated with them over the death of Hajiya Asma’u.
According to Muhamamda-Abdllajhi, the Kaduna State Pilgrim Welfare agency prayed to Allah (SWT) to have mercy upon the deceased’s soul, forgive her sins and comfort her family over the irreparable loss