The ill-fated stampede in Saudi Arabia that claimed a lot of lives and injured many others has led to the untimely death of a Nigerian professor from Borno state.
Prof. Tijjani El-Miskeen
A Nigerian pilgrim has been named among the over 717 people that died in the stampede today at the ongoing holy pilgrimage in Mecca.
According to twitter handle @mysanda, Prof. Tijjani El-Miskeen, an indigene of Borno state and an illustrious son of the state died in the stampede. The deceased was a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Maiduguri.
May his soul rest in peace.
See a screenshot of the Tweet:
Meanwhile, the death toll in the Mina stampede has risen to 717 with several others badly injured.