Kano loses two pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of two pilgrims from the state in Saudi Arabia during the 2016 Hajj.
The Public Relations Officer of the board, Alhaji Nuhu Badamasi confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano.
NAN recalls that the National Hajj Commission had announced that 18 Nigerians lost their lives during this year Hajj.
Badamasi said the two male victims from Kano died after brief illness in Mina and Mecca respectively.
He said one of them hail from Kano Municipal Local Government Area, while the other came from Gaya Local Government Area.
Badamasi said the deceased had since been buried in accordance with the Islamic rites in Mecca.
The Public Relations Officer of the board, Alhaji Nuhu Badamasi confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano.
NAN recalls that the National Hajj Commission had announced that 18 Nigerians lost their lives during this year Hajj.
Badamasi said the two male victims from Kano died after brief illness in Mina and Mecca respectively.
He said one of them hail from Kano Municipal Local Government Area, while the other came from Gaya Local Government Area.
Badamasi said the deceased had since been buried in accordance with the Islamic rites in Mecca.
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