The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday confirmed the death of one pilgrim, Sani Idris-Muhammed, in Saudi Arabia during the 2022 Hajj.
Alhaji Muhammed Abba-Danbatta, the Executive Secretary of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this to newsmen.
Abba-Danbatta said Idris-Muhammed, who hailed from Madobi Local Government Area, died on Saturday after a brief illness in a General Hospital at Mecca.
He said, “the deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites at the Grand mosque at Masjid Haram Shira yard in Mecca”.
Abba-Danbatta prayed for the deceased and consoled his family.
