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Another Kebbi State pilgrim to Saudi Arabia, identified as Hajiya Maryamu Suleman Mayalo, from Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has reportedly died in Makkah following a protracted illness.
The Executive Chairman of the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruk Musa Enabo, who confirmed her death in a statement, said Hajiya Maryamu Suleman Mayalo died on Sunday at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Makkah.
The late Hajiya Maryamu will be buried after Asr prayer at Haram Mosque, according to Islamic rites.
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Governor Nasir Idris expressed his condolences over the death of the pilgrim, Hajiya Maryamu, and prayed for Allah SWT to grant her Aljanna Firdausi and her family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The Governor is also extending his condolences to the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, the people of Koko Besse Local Government Area, and the family of the late Alhaji Malami Besse of Koko Besse, a Hajj guide, who died this Sunday morning after returning home from Saudi Arabia.
The Governor prayed for Allah SWT to grant the deceased Aljanna Firdausi and the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.