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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Tragedy in Mecca-244 Nigerians missing as Hajj death toll hits 64

Unknown 3:26 AM , No comments :

As the death toll of Nigerians at  the ongoing Hajj increases,Nigeria is now the third country with the highest number of casualties which currently stands at 64.According to new reports coming from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON),10 more bodies were identified, raising the toll from 54 to 64.As the number of deaths rises, the number of injuries has also increased from 71 to 61 while the number of missing pilgrims stands at 244 according to the public Affairs Director of the commission, Uba Mana.

Mr Uba also said 12 of the 71 injured pilgrims were transported to Saudi Arabia by tour operators and 59 by state pilgrims’ welfare agencies.He said the deceased were from Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Ekiti, Jigawa, FCT, Cross River, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers Sokoto, Yobe, Taraba, and Zamfara.
See the full list below:
Iran: 228 dead and 246 missing
Egypt: 78 dead
Nigeria: 64 dead
India: 45 dead
Indonesia: 41 dead
Pakistan: 40 dead, more than 60 missing
Cameroon: at least 20 dead
Niger: 22 dead
Ivory Coast: 14 dead, 77 missing
Chad: 11 dead
Algeria: 9 dead
Somalia: 8 dead (media reports)
 Morocco: 5 dead, 34 missing
Senegal: 7 dead, 57 missing
Libya: 4 dead, 16 missingTanzania: 4 dead
Kenya: 3 dead
Tunisia: 2 dead
Burkina Faso: 1 dead
Burundi: 1 dead (Muslim association)Netherlands: 1 dead
Benin: unspecified number of deaths.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

3 Nigerians Injured In Mecca Grand Mosque During the Crane Collapse Disaster

samizares 5:56 AM , No comments :
Even as we are all relieved that no Nigerian was among the 107 people confirmed dead in the Mecca Mosque crane collaspe, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that three Nigerian pilgrims sustained minor injuries in the crane crash in Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. A huge red crane had crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque as it was filled with worshippers, less than two weeks before the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
At least 230 people were injured in the incident. The Chairman of the commission, Mallam Abdullahi Mukhtar, who made this known at a news conference in Abuja, said that the victims were responding to treatments in the Holy land. Although, he did not name the victims, Mukhtar said two were from Kaduna while one was from Gombe.

 “On the commission’s part, we have advised the various states pilgrims’ board not to allow their pilgrims to go close to the Grand Mosque for now. “They have adhered strictly to our directive and it is yielding positive results,” he said. Mukhtar also disclosed that 53,800 pilgrims had so far been transported to Saudi Arabia as at Saturday. He promised that the remaining prospective pilgrims would be transported to the Holy land before the deadline of Sept. 18.
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