Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - An intending pilgrim from Taraba State has d!ed in Yola, Adamawa State, hours before departure for the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The deceased, identified as Hajiya Dado Hammadu from
Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, reportedly fell ill shortly
after arriving at the Yola International Airport with other intending pilgrims
ahead of the airlift to Saudi Arabia.
Information Officer of the Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims
Welfare Board, Hamza Baba Muri, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust in a
telephone interview.
He said the late Dado Hammadu became ill on Sunday night, May
10, 2026 and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Yola, where she d!ed
hours later.
According to him, she was diagnosed with low blood pressure.
Muri said the deceased was buried in Yola on Monday morning
with the consent of her family members.
He added that the deceased was among the 415 pilgrims
scheduled for the first batch of Taraba State’s 2026 Hajj airlift on Monday,
May 11, 2026.
According to him, the funeral prayer was attended by the
Special Adviser to the Governor on Muslim Pilgrims Affairs, Alhaji Hamman’Adama
Tukur; Chairman of the Yola International Airport Committee, Malam Jamal
Abdul’nasir; staff of the Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board; and
hundreds of intending pilgrims billed for the first flight.
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