A Nigerian pilgrim, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad has died in Makkah.
The death of the pilgrim who hails from Plateau State was announced by the Executive Secretary of Plateau State, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Malam Daiyabu Dauda who spoke to journalists in Jos on Monday.
the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos
According to Dauda the pilgrim died on Monday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah, due to complications from diabetes,
“When the complications began, we immediately took her to the hospital for proper medication in line with our mandate.
“Unfortunately, we lost her and the doctor at the hospital confirmed it was complications due to diabetes,” he said
The deceased has since been buried in Makkah according to Islamic rites.