The number of Nigerians who died in the rush at Hajj pilgrimage
has risen to three. The spokesman for Nigeria's Hajj Board has confirmed this. Uba
Mana, who is in Mina said there was around 76,000 Nigerian pilgrims at the Hajj
this year.
Those whose deaths have been confirmed are:
- Prof
Tijani al-Miskin, an academic from Maiduguri, who also the chairman of the
Borno state pilgrims board.
- Dr
Hafsat Shittu, a pharmacist
- Bilkisu
Yusuf, a journalist.
He said that he would be confirming if there were other
Nigerian casualties soon and rejected allegations that some African pilgrims
were undisciplined, leading to the tragedy.
BBC
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