{"id":164438,"date":"2025-05-27T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/75-year-old-edo-pilgrim-dies-in-makkah"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:40:47","slug":"75-year-old-edo-pilgrim-dies-in-makkah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/75-year-old-edo-pilgrim-dies-in-makkah","title":{"rendered":"75-year-old Edo pilgrim dies in Makkah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A 75-year-old female pilgrim from Edo, Mrs Adizatu Dazumi, has died at the ongoing 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia after a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>The late pilgrim was from Jattu Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo and passed away on Monday at the King Fahad General Hospital, Makkah.<\/p>\n<p>Malam Musah Uduimoh, Chairman of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Dazumi fell ill shortly after performing Tawaaf- the circumambulation around the Kaaba- and was admitted to the hospital on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The board chairman said the pilgrim, however, died the following day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with Islamic tradition, she was buried in Makkah on the same day she passed and her family in Jattu Uzairue had been duly informed of the development,\u201d Uduimoh said.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and reassured other pilgrims that the board remains vigilant in safeguarding their health and welfare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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