Another pilgrim from Kebbi State, Maryamu Mayalo, from Maiyama Local Government Area, has passed away in Mecca following a protracted illness.
This was contained in a statement by the Executive Chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruk Inabo, and made available to newsmen through the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ahmed Idris, on Sunday.
The statement reported that Mayalo died on Sunday at King Abdulazeez Hospital in Mecca.
“Late Hajiya Maryamu will be buried after Asr prayer at Haram Mosque according to Islamic rites.”
The Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris expressed his condolences over the death of Hajiya Maryamu, praying for “Allah SWT to grant her Aljanna Firdausi and to give her family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
Similarly, the governor “extended his condolences to the Pilgrims Welfare Agency, the people of Koko Besse Local Government Area, and the family of the late Alhaji Malami Besse, a Hajj guide who passed away on Sunday morning after returning home from Saudi Arabia.”
He prayed for Allah SWT to grant the deceased eternal rest and to give their families the strength to bear the irreplaceable loss.
