Hajj 2024: Nigerian pilgrim dies of heat stroke in Saudi Arabia
The Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
A statement yesterday by the Executive Secretary, Mohammad Aliyu, said the pilgrim, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, died about 11pm on Saturday.
She was rushed out of her room with blood gushing from her nose and mouth.
Aliyu said: “Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, about 65 years old, hailed form Bida local government area. She died a few hours after returning from Haram.
“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.”
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) earlier said about 1,301 Nigerians who participated in the 2024 Hajj died in Saudi Arabia.
