No fire at Sokoto pilgrims” accommodation in Makkah- official

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has refuted the news making the round, especially in Nigeria that the accommodation of their pilgrims in Makkah was engulfed by  fire. The Director Operation of the Agency, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Muhammad said the news was false. "It is not true, there was no fire outbreak in any of our […]

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has refuted the news making the round, especially in Nigeria that the accommodation of their pilgrims in Makkah was engulfed by  fire.

The Director Operation of the Agency, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Muhammad said the news was false.

"It is not true, there was no fire outbreak in any of our accommodations in Makkah, " he reiterated

It was gathered that there was a commotion in the hotel shortly after the Magrib prayer which was caused by a false alarm.

It started when a significant number of women began running out of the mosque shouting "fire,fire,fire", thus causing commotion, during a  special announcement by the  Media Assistant to the agency, Faruk Umar,

" People then started running helter skelter but thank God the situation is calm because it was discovered to be a false alarm," one of the eyewitnesses said

Another eyewitness, Malam Sani Kwanni described the situation as a work of Shaitan, urging people to remain calm.