Ismaila Musa, a pilgrim from Plateau State has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos, the state capital.
The deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of the state, was said to have died on Tuesday after a brief illness.
“He was ill and had been on admission at Annur Specialist Hospital in Makka since May 31.
”We wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to his immediate family, the government and people of Plateau.
”We pray that Allah will accept his hajj, grant him eternal rest and give his family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss,” Dauda prayed.
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