Following the conflicting reports on the number of Nigerians
who died or suffered injuries in the Hajj crush last Thursday, President
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission and the Nigerian
Embassy in Saudi Arabia to urgently account for all Nigerian pilgrims affected.
Buhari is very concerned that days after the unfortunate
incident, some Nigerian families are still grappling with painful uncertainty
over the fate of their relatives who traveled to Saudi Arabia for this year’s
Hajj.
He expects the National Hajj Commission to work with the
various state pilgrim boards, Islamic organisations and private travel agencies
involved in Hajj operations to speedily provide a confirmed and verifiable report
on the status of every Nigerian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia.
Buhari has also directed the Hajj Commission, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to give all
necessary assistance to Nigerians who are still receiving treatment for
injuries suffered in Mina.
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