Arrangements are in top gears to return a Kano Pilgrim home after a successful liver surgery in the holy land.
The Pilgrim, (name withheld) under went the surgery at the popular King Fahad Hospital in Makkah after he was initially diagnosed by the state medical team and referred to Saudi tertiary hospital for advanced treatment.
This, according to the state’s Head of media team for the 2026 Kano Hajj group, Mustapha Muhammad, was in fulfilment of the pledge by state government to provide comprehensive healthcare to its pilgrims while in Saudi Arabia.
According to Mustapha, the state Amirul Hajj, Dr Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, together with his Deputy, Emir of Karaye, Alhaji Muhammad Muhammad Maharaz, including the permanent secretary of Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Yusuf Aliyu Mukhtar and other aides visited the pilgrim to ascertain his condition.
The Head of Media Team further revealed that return tickets have been purchased to airlift the recuperating patient and one other sick female patient back home.