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The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor, gave the name of the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma town in Argungu Local Government Area, making him the third Kebbi pilgrim to die in the Holy land.
The statement said that the pilgrim died after a brief illness.
The statement quoted Governor Nasir Idris as expressing shock over the death and praying to God to grant the deceased eternal rest.
“The governor also urged the immediate family of the deceased, friends and Kebbi pilgrims to take heart and accept the will of God in good faith,” it added.
It said that the deceased had since been buried according to Islamic rites after a funeral prayer at Masjid Al-Ihram (Ka’aba).
