The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the death of 15 Nigerian pilgrims in the ongoing hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.
Muslim pilgrims perform the farewell circumambulation or"tawaf", circling seven times around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 18, 2024 at the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia authorities had ordered restriction of pilgrims’ movement for five hours on Monday preventing them from taking the risk of observing the pelting of the devil, one of the rites at Jamurat owing to the intensity of the weather. Head, National Medical Team, 2024 Hajj, Dr. Abubakar Ismaeel gave the account during a post-Arafah stakeholders event organized by NAHCON to review the general operations of the commission at the end of the spiritual exercise in Makkah.
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