Monday 28 September 2015

56 Nigerians killed, 61 injured in Saudi tragedy - Hajj Commission

The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhtar said on Sunday night that a total of 56 Nigerian pilgrims dead in the stampede that occurred on Thursday September 24 in Mina, Saudi Arabia, while 61 sustained different degrees of injuries.

Forty-two are from nine states, two from the commission and twelve persons who worked for tour operators.

The states affected so far are Bauchi, Borno, Cross River, Jigawa, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Lagos and Yobe.





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