Two Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims have passed away due to various health complications while in Saudi Arabia. The deceased, believed to be from Damongo in the Savannah region, died on Sunday, June 9, and Wednesday, June 12, respectively.
Currently, over four thousand Ghanaian pilgrims are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj ritual.
Chairman of the Hajj Board, Alhaji Ben Abdullah Banda, confirmed the incident to Channel One News, stating that the two pilgrims have been buried according to Islamic customs.
He also announced that a Ghanaian pilgrim gave birth in the Holy City of Mecca on Wednesday.
“So far so good, except that we have had two deaths, two of our pilgrims have died. And then we have had one delivery also, one of our pilgrim women has delivered a bouncy baby,” he said.
