1st July, 2024
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State identified as Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar has died reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The death of the female pilgrim was announced by Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Sunday in a statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Mohammad Aliyu.
The 65-year-old victim who hailed from Bida local government area of Niger State died a few hours after returning from Haram, according to the statement.
She reportedly collapsed in front of her hotel before she passed on, the statement indicated.
“She came down from her room to the front of her hotel at Niger House 1, collapsed and started bleeding from orifices such as mouth, nose, etc. She died immediately as the CPR administered on her was not successful.
“She is not a known HTN (hypertensive) and diabetes. She was confirmed and certified dead at 11:40pm on Saturday (yesterday). He cause of death was heat stroke. She will be buried according to Islamic rite at haram after zuhr prayers.
“May Allah forgive her shortcomings and reward her with Aljannah Firdaus.”
