The Ondo state government announced on Monday that 4 of the state's pilgrims to the 2015 hajj operation have been confirmed dead while 6 are still missing, just as it called on the National Pilgrims Commission to ensure that adequate measures are put in place to protect intending pilgrims.
The state's Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade while speaking at a media briefing jointly addressed with his Women Affairs counterpart, Lady Yemi Mahmud-Fasominu in Akure on Monday, said government commiserates with the families of the dead, and also called on the people of the state to pray for the bereaved families for the fortitude to bear the losses.
The government also enjoined the people to pray for those who are still missing so that they can re-unite with their families in due course.
He said government is organising a special Jumat service in memory of the departed at the Akure central mosque on Friday while the prayer sessions will hold simultaneously in all Mosques across the state, even as all are urged to continue to pray for the repose of the dead.
