Nollywood actress Kemi Afolabi
has been rushed to a hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The incident occurred last
Thursday.
The actress, who came to perform
hajj, fell ill due to the stress associated with the hajj exercise.
It was gathered that Afolabi had
been showing symptoms of illness while in Madinah. She was seen sleeping in the
bus during Ziyara (visitation to historical sites). While Afolabi joined the
other pilgrims to some of the sites, at other sites, she sat in the bus.
It was learnt that the eight hour
drive from Madinah to Makkah last Tuesday took a toll on her.
Afolabi said that she slept in
the Makkan Holy Mosque (Masjid Haram) after the Umrah exercise to engage in
some other acts of worship.
Dr Abideen Aro, a medical
practitioner attached to the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board
(LSMPWB), Afolabi had symptoms such as fever, headache, loss of appetite and
weakness.
He said: “We have warned the
pilgrims before leaving Nigeria to use anti-malarial drugs as prophylaxis. But
unfortunately, in her case, she didn’t use the drug due to oversight.
“After noticing those symptoms, I
alerted the Head of Lagos State Medical Team, Dr Muhammad Isa, who made an
arrangement for an ambulance. I and Nurse Zaynab Sarumi from the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital(LASUTH) accompanied her in an ambulance to the
Nigeria Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Clinic where an assessment of malaria fever
was made and she was placed on Intra-Muscular Injections for three days on an
out-patient basis.”
Amirul Hajj Dr AbdulHakeem
AbdulLateef went to visit her with some clerics. Dr AbdulLateef assured Afolabi
of adequate care and offered a prayer for her.
“Before we left Lagos, the
directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to us is to ensure the proper welfare
of the pilgrims,” Dr AbdulLateef told The Nation.
“It is normal for someone coming
for hajj exercise for the first time to experience this kind of thing due to
the rigours of the exercise. Part of our orientation before leaving Lagos was
too sensitive the pilgrims on things to expect in Saudi Arabia. I have directed
the Head of the Medical Team to see her and other pilgrims down with an
illness. I pray to Allah to grant them quick recovery before the main hajj
rites commence.”
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