A pilgrim from Plateau State has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the 2025 Hajj exercise.
The deceased, which is identified as Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, was said to have died due to complications from diabetes.
This was confirmed in a statement released to newsmen in Jos on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Muslim state Pilgrims Welfare board Mr. Daiyabu Dauda.
She was reported to have passed away at the King Abdul’aziz Hospital, Makkah.
According to the statement “When the complications began, we immediately took her to the hospital for proper medication in line with our mandate.’
“Unfortunately, we lost her and the doctor at the hospital confirmed it was complications due to diabetes,” he said.
Just recently, DAILY POST reported that the a 75-year-old female pilgrim from Edo State, Mrs Danzumi Adizatu passed away in the ongoing 2025 Hajj exercise in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Dazumi, a native of Jattu Uzairue in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, was said to have died at King Fahad General Hospital in Makkah after a brief illness.
The elderly pilgrim had reportedly completed the Tawaaf ritual, the circumambulation of the Kaaba, before taking ill.
She was admitted to the hospital on Sunday and died the following day.
The Chairman of the Edo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Musah Uduimoh, confirmed the development.
Uduimoh stated that “she was buried in Makkah on the same day, according to Islamic tradition, and her family in Jattu Uzairue has been informed.”
He offered his condolences to the family and reassured the public that the board remained committed to ensuring the health and safety of all pilgrims.
