Bauchi Permanent Secretary dies during 2026 Hajj in Makkah

The Permanent Secretary for Special Services successful the Office of the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Shehu Yahaya Jalam, has died successful Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the ongoing 2026 Hajj pilgrimage.

Jalam reportedly passed distant successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday following a little unwellness portion participating successful the pilgrimage exercise.

The deceased, who held the accepted rubric of Turakin Dawakin Misau, was portion of the Bauchi State authoritative delegation to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj earlier falling ill.

The Bauchi State Government confirmed the improvement successful a connection issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity to Governor Bala Mohammed, Mukhtar Gidado.

“The Government and radical of Bauchi State person received with heavy sorrow the quality of the decease of Alhaji Shehu Yahaya Jalam (Turakin Dawakin Misau), the Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Bauchi, who passed distant successful the aboriginal hours of today in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, aft a little unwellness portion participating successful the 2026 Hajj exercise,” the connection read.

Gidado described the precocious imperishable caput arsenic a committed and seasoned nationalist servant who made invaluable contributions to governance successful the state.

“Until his death, Alhaji Shehu Yahaya Jalam was a dedicated, loyal, ...