Fifty-four Nigerians have been confirmed to have died during Thursday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia..
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, gave the confirmation today at a news conference in Makkah.
Alhaji Mukhtar said the deceased were from Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Cross Rivers, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Yobe, Taraba and Zamfara states.
He said 42 of the deceased pilgrims were transported to Saudi Arabia by state Pilgrims’ Welfare Agencies, while 12 came through Private Tour Operators, disclosing that out of the injured 61 pilgrims from Nigeria, 16 were transported by Private Tour Operators and the remaining 45 by state Pilgrims’ Welfare Agencies.
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