The National Hajj Commission, yesterday said that their
report so far shows 54 Nigerians dead, 61 injured from the Mecca Stampede. The ugly
incident occurred on Thursday during a crush that killed over 700 pilgrims in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The chairman of the National Hajj Commission, Abdullahi
Mukhtar, confirmed the total tally for Nigeria on Monday. He said the dead are
from Bauchi, Borno, Cross Rivers, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Nasarawa
states. Others are from Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara
states.
Mr. Mukhtar however said some pilgrims were missing, meaning
the numbers could rise. He did not give the number of those unaccounted for. He
said two committees had been set up by the commission and the hajj leadership
to take care of burial arrangements.
Another committee to be headed by the Comptroller General of
Nigeria Immigration will collect information from survivors and witnesses on
causes of the stampeded, he said.
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Terrible!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sad!
ReplyDeleteHow many remained
ReplyDeleteRIPs
ReplyDeleteTake heart you all
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