The National Hajj
Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday
said five Nigerian pilgrims had died in the Holy
land
The Head of Madinah Operations of NAHCON,
Dr Bello Tambuwal, disclosed this to newsmen in
Madinah.
Tambuwal said four of the deceased died in
Madinah and one in Macca.
He said NAHCON had established two clinics in
Madinah to provide medical treatment to the
pilgrims.
” The clinics were stocked with drugs. We
brought some from Nigeria while we bought
some here.”
He also said that the commission had not
recorded any traffic accident involving a Nigerian
pilgrim.
Tambuwal said 46,770 pilgrims had so far been
transported to Saudi Arabia, adding that the
exercise would be completed on schedule.
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