The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of two intending pilgrims in a road accident along the Rimin Gado–Kano Road.
The victims, Alkasim Ibrahim Walawa, 48, and his mother, Hadiza Garba, 73, were said to have died in the crash while preparing for their journey to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Sulaiman Dederi, the deceased were identified as indigenes of Walawa Village in Kabo Local Government Area of the state.
Walawa is survived by two wives and seven children, while his mother is survived by five children.
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The board described the incident as tragic, noting that the victims died at a time they were looking forward to fulfilling a religious obligation.
It expressed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased.
“The board prays to Almighty Allah to forgive their shortcomings and grant them Aljannatul Firdaus, and also give their family the strength to bear the loss,” the statement read.
