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. (NAN)
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