Mecca Tragedy: Nigerian Man, Wives, Mother, Stepmother Die

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has confirmed the killing of the Caretaker Chairman of Illela Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Bello Gidan-Hamma, his mother, stepmother and two wives in the stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia.

The agency also confirmed the death of the Chief Imam of the Sultan Abubakar III Jumaa’at Mosque, Sokoto, Sheikh Liman Dan-Ata in the incident.

The Media Assistant to the agency, Alhaji Farouk Umar made this disclosure on Sunday.

Meanwhile, several pilgrims from the state had been declared missing.

However, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll-led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Sunday urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to probe the stampede.