Hajj Stampede: Nigeria death toll now 145
The death toll of Nigerians in the recent stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia has risen to 145.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Sunday that a
total of 345 Nigerians were affected in the September 24 deadly
stampede and figure of the injured stands at 35, while those still
missing are 165.
The Commissioner Planning, Research Statistic Information and Library
Service (PRSILS) of the commission, Dr. Saleh Okenwa told reporters in
Makkah that seven Nigerians are still admitted in hospital and are
responding to treatment.
He was speaking at a joint press conference of the top management of
the commission’s operational activities of the 2015 Hajj exercise and
the update on the stampede with the Chargé d’Affaires Nigerian Embassy
in Riyadh Ambassador Tijjani Hammanjoda and the Nigerian Consul-General
to Saudi Arabia Ambassador Ahmed Umar.
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