Following a crane collapsed on Friday
in the Muslim holy city of Mecca – Ka’aba Mosque – in Saudi Arabia, four female
pilgrims from Gombe State, Nigeria have been declared missing, while one was
reported injured during the incident.
The State Amirul-Hajj, Alhaji
Abdullahi Mai-Kano, disclosed this on Sunday while sympathizing with the state
pilgrims in Mecca over the tragedy.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report,
the four missing pilgrims are from Akko, Dukku and Nafada Local Governments
Areas of the state.
The Mai-Kano revealed that the other faithful sustained injury
in her head, but had been treated and discharged.
He said the four pilgrims were declared missing after a thorough
verification and bed checking in the three houses accommodating the state
pilgrims.
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