An intending female pilgrim from Borno State, Yagana Bukar, 65, has been found dead few hours before beginning her journey to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj.
She reportedly died on Monday night from an undisclosed ailment.
Her remains were deposited at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMH) by officials of the Borno State Pilgrims Welfare Board and arrangement is being made to take her to her family.
About 1,100 of over 5,000 intending pilgrims from the state have been conveyed to Saudi Arabia in two flights from the Maiduguri International Airport.
Governor Kashim Shettima urged the pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state and to avoid any act capable of tarnishing its image in the holy land.
via The Nation
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