Kano pilgrim dies in Saudi
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Saturday confirmed the passing of Sani Idris-Muhammed, one pilgrim in Saudi Arabia during the 2022 Hajj.
Alhaji Muhammed Abba-Danbatta, the Executive Secretary of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, made this revelation to newsmen.
Abba-Danbatta said Idris-Muhammed, who is from Madobi Local Government Area, was lost 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 has prayed for the deceased and consoled his family.