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Hajiya Bilikisu Yusuf may have died under tragic circumstances in the course of serving God, but she’ll never be forgotten for her advocacy for women’s rights, child education, and justice.
Muslims across the world have started preparing for the pinnacle of Hajj pilgrimage on Monday (today).
No fewer than 81,000 Nigerian pilgrims performed this year’s hajj which was 10,000 higher than the number of pilgrims that participated in the 2016 Hajj.
This year, Saudi security forces will be utilizing electronic identification bracelets to avoid a re-occurence of 2015’s Hajj disaster.
Houses have been secured for the pilgrims very close to the Ka’aba.
The presidency has said the country needs lots of prayers.
AP: “The actual death toll is at least three times higher than Saudi Arabia is willing to admit.”
“I believe that we have all resumed today with greater vigour and higher commitment to serve our fatherland and serve the cause of democracy.”
“It is a great loss to us, but God knows all. We mourn her but we know Allah has a special plan for her.”
The moment they took the shortcut, tragedy was inevitable.
“The policemen were helpless because they were being civil. No batons or horse whips to whip the people back on track.”
People were just climbing on top of others in order to move to a safer place and that’s how some people died.
14 pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest and other ailments, while six lost their lives at the September 11 crane crash.
It seems the acute trekking virus (ATV) that plagued Nigerians after the 2015 general elections has moved elsewhere.
Alhaji Adamu Kargi from Kaduna State in Nigeria is among the dead.
“The tragedy will definitely not affect the hajj this season and the affected part will probably be fixed in a few days,” a Saudi official said.
EFCC: “It turned out that the suspect works with Gombe Local Government Education Authority (L.E.A) as assistant headmaster at Madaki Primary School Gombe State.”