A Nigerian woman on pilgrimage to Makkah, Hajia Hawawu Mohammed, has died by suicide.
She was said to be from Kwara State.
Although the cause and circumstance of the action remain unknown, the state’s Muslim Pilgrims Board said she was suspected to have killed herself from the rooftop of her apartment in Madina.
This is as ‘Daily Trust’ also reports that The board said Saliu Mohammed, another pilgrim, died in an intensive care unit of a public hospital in Madina.
He was said to have arrived the holy land with batch 3 of the state contingent.
The pilgrims’ board said “it deeply regrets these sad events, but submits totally to the decree and ultimate knowledge of Allah in all affairs.”
In a statement by the Executive Secretary of the board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, it sent profound condolences to their families, asking Allah to grant them comfort and forgive the deceased.
