Friday, October 9, 2015

So Far, 99 Nigerians Dead, 214 Missing According To The Hajj Commission Of Nigeria

Death toll of Nigerians in the September 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia is now 99, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed. 42 others are injured with 214 missing. 

NAHCON's Commissioner of Planning, Research, Statistic Information and Library Service, Dr. Saleh Okenwa, made the clarification in an interview with journalists on Thursday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

As of the time of filling this report, Okenwa said, the total number of Nigerians affected in the incident was 355. He, however, insisted that those missing could not be declared dead, since identification of those affected were still being collated by the Saudi Arabia health authorities in conjunction with Nigerian and other nations’ health officials.

6 comments:

  1. Naija was rili hit hard by this disaster. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".

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  2. This should b an eye opener to us all that its not until u embark on a pilgrimage journy b4 u can see urself as a fulfill christian or Muslim

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  3. Na wah oooo, so where could they be

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