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, 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.
Abba-Danbatta added that the deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites at Grand mosque at Masjid Haram Shira yard in Mecca.
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He, however, prayed for the deceased and consoled with his family.
