Just a day before the 2025 Hajj rites were set to begin, a pilgrim from Kano State, Shu’aibu Jibrin, died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The Kano State Pilgrim Welfare Board’s spokesperson, Malam Suleiman Dederi, confirmed the death on the 3rd of June, 2025. He said Jibrin died after a brief illness.
Jibrin’s relative, Sama’uddin Aliyu Kadawa, who is also on pilgrimage, shared details with journalists in Makkah:
“He was okay when he left home. After he became ill, he was admitted to King Abdulazeez Hospital for two days and was discharged after his health improved.
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“Unfortunately, his condition worsened again yesterday, and he was rushed back to the hospital. Despite the efforts of our Nigerian doctors and the medical team at the hospital, he passed away around 2:50 a.m.,” he added.
Aliyu said the deceased was a farmer from Gargai, in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano.
He revealed that Jibrin had a history of ulcer and hypertension.
However, doctors in Saudi Arabia said the cause of death was cardiac arrest and heart failure.