By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Kano State authorities on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, declared one of the State’s Pilgrims to the 2025 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, missing.
At the occasion of the presentation of reports on the conduct of this year’s Hajj operation to Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf ,the Director -General, DG, of the Kano State Pilgrims Board, Laminu Rabiu Danbappa, also informed that two of the State’s Pilgrims lost their lives in the Holy land .
The Pilgrims Board boss, however, noted that the Authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has formally been issued with a rescue alert for the missing pilgrim through the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON.
Danbappa explained that the Kumbotso Local Council-born missing pilgrim identified as Sani Abubakar Dan Maliki, was last seen in the city of Madina shortly before the Arafat rites.
However, his whereabouts, he said, has remained unknown since then.
Despite the unfortunate death of two pilgrims, in addition to the missing person, the Pilgrims Board DG scored the 2025 Hajj operation in the State high.
“This year’s Hajj operation was successful with no disease outbreak. However, we lost two pilgrims and one is still missing.
“All efforts through the Nigerian Embassy and Kano Hajj officials to locate him have so far proved abortive. But we are still working to find him either dead or alive”,Danbappa stated.
This is as he urged intending pilgrims for 2026 exercise to ensure the completion of the payments for their Hajj packages before the stipulated dateline of October 8,2025 as approved by Saudi Arabia authorities.
Kano State, he further informed has been allocated a total of 5,684 slots, with each intending pilgrim required to make a deposit of about N 8.5 million, as directed by NAHCON .
Receiving the report, Governor Yusuf while condoling the families of the deceased pilgrims assured of his administration’s commitment towards locating the missing pilgrim.
He further pledged to continue to work for the improvement of pilgrims welfare in subsequent Hajj exercises.
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