The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) says 14 Nigerian pilgrims who travelled for this year’s hajj exercise have died in Saudi Arabia.
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Speaking during a post-Arafat meeting with stakeholders on Sunday in Makkah, Usman Galadima, the commission’s chief of operations and medical team lead, said two women gave birth in Saudi Arabia. “We had six reported deaths at Mashair, four died in Arafat and the other two died in Minna,” NAN quoted Galadima as saying.“Already, we lost seven pilgrims before Arafat and just now I have been informed that we lost another pilgrim. This brings the total number of deaths recorded to 14.Galadima emphasised the need for a thorough pre-hajj medical screening with the issuance of a certificate of medical fitness for intending pilgrims.
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