She died a few minutes ago at her Ogba, Lagos residence.
The late Alhaja Balogun was survived by seven children.
Dr Abdul Lateef, the immediate past Lagos State Amirul Hajj, announced the death of his mother on his Facebook page.
He wrote: “It is my turn to grieve! My darling mum has just died. Inna lilahi wa inna ilaehi rajiun.
“Please pray for her in your places. DO NOT COME FOR HER BURIAL. LET US COMPLY WITH GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVES ! She lived well and died well. May Allah forgive her shortcomings and grant her Al jannah fridaus. Aamin.”
Speaking with The Nation, Dr AbdulLateef appealed to Lagosians not to come for the Janazah (funeral).
This, he said, was to comply with the directives of the Lagos State government on social distancing due to the pandemic coronavirus.
Giving insight into the death of Alhaja Balogun, an aide of the ex-commissioner, AbdulGaniy Oladippupo, told The Nation that she was rejected for treatment by a private hospital due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“The hospital rejected her for four days. The hospital management insisted that Alhaja should be taken to the COVID-19 test centre first before they can have anything to do with her despite her urgent need for medical treatment.
“The results came out yesterday (Wednesday) and was negative. Unfortunately, Mama died this morning, ” he said.
Source: The Nation
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