Plateau pilgrim dies in Makkah during Hajj

A pilgrim from Plateau State has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the 2025 Hajj exercise.

The deceased, which is identified as Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, was said to have died due to complications from diabetes.

This was confirmed in a statement released to newsmen in Jos on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Muslim state Pilgrims Welfare board Mr. Daiyabu Dauda.

She was reported to have passed away at the King Abdul’aziz Hospital, Makkah.

According to the statement “When the complications began, we immediately took her to the hospital for proper medication in line with our mandate.’

“Unfortunately, we lost her and the doctor at the hospital confirmed it was complications due to diabetes,” he said.