Hasiya Aminu of Kaduna State, another Nigerian pilgrim, has died.
Friday evening, the pilgrim died after returning from the plains of Arafat.
Dr Usman Galadima, Chief of Operations and Head of the Nigerian Medical Team at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), confirmed the news, saying no cause of death had been determined.
Pilgrims close to her in the tent say she slept and died in her sleep as soon as she returned.
Dr Galadima however said that the family of Aminu has already been informed of her death and she would be buried according to Islamic rites.
Aminu is the second pilgrim that has died during the 2022 Hajj operations.
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Hajiya Aisha Ahmed from Keffi in Nasarawa state died also last week after a brief illness and was buried in Makkah.
The stay on Arafat throughout the day is a compulsory rite for each pilgrim to fulfil to make Hajj.
Nigerian pilgrims where among the over one million performing the 2022 Hajj operations in Arafat.
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