The medical team set up by the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has disqualified five sick, aged and pregnant prospective Muslim pilgrims from performing this year’s Hajj.
The Chairman of the team, Dr Bello Ahmed, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Saturday.
He said the five were disqualified during the ongoing statewide medical screening of prospective pilgrims from the 23 local government areas of the state.
Ahmed said one of them was an 85-year old man from Goronyo Local Government Area suffering from chronic hypertension.
The chairman added that the four other disqualified prospective pilgrims were from Silame and Wamakko local government areas who were found to be four months pregnant each.
He said “one of them is from Silame Local Government Area, while the remaining three are from Wamakko.’’
He explained that “although Islam does not prohibit a pregnant woman from performing Hajj, the medical team is looking at it from the health angle.
“Due to the rigours of the exercise, it can cause miscarriage to a pregnant woman, which can lead to excessive bleeding and even death.’’
The chairman disclosed that the medical team would also disqualify any prospective pilgrim suffering from mental problems, disability and any female who was four months pregnant and above.
He explained that the exercise had so far been completed in Isa, Sabon-Birni, Goronyo, Wamakko and Silame local governments.
According to him, none of the intending pilgrims from Isa and Sabon-Birni local governments is disqualified.
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