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