Another pilgrim to this year’s Hajj, Sani Idris-Muhammed from Kano State, has died in Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary of Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Muhammed Abba-Danbatta, who confirmed the development said Idris-Muhammed from Madobi Local Government Area, died in a General Hospital at Mecca on Saturday, August 6, after a brief illness.
The deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites at Grand mosque at Masjid Haram Shira yard in Mecca,” he stated.
Abba-Danbatta prayed for the deceased and consoled his family.
