The Pilgrims Welfare Board has advised Nigerians who are observing this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia should refrain from over-stressing themselves after another pilgrim, feom Lagos State, Mr Oloshogbo Isiaka Idris passed away on his return from Tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, on Tuesday.
The secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Saheed Onipede, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, said the deceased passed on while eating his food in the evening (after Solat Maghrib). He was a 68-year-old pilgrim from Shomolu Local Government.
Onipede said while the cause of his death was yet to be medically ascertained, the death could not be unconnected with high blood pressure (BP) and the stress he passed through during the tawaf.
While extending the condolences of the state government to the immediate family and friends of the deceased, Onipede prayed that Allah would forgive his shortcomings and grant him Aljanat Fridaos as well as the reward of the hajj, since he already had the intention.
He appealed to other pilgrims to exercise caution and refrain from over-stressing themselves before the commencement of the real hajj rites. The deceased has been buried in Makkah in line with the laid down principles of Saudi Arabian authorities.