The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday put the Nigerian death toll in the Saudi stampede at 274.
Forty four others are still missing while two are receiving treatment in Saudi hospitals, the agency’s Commissioner Planning, Research Statistic Information and Library Service (PRSILS) Dr Saleh Okenwa, , stated this yesterday in Abuja.
Okenwa expressed the determination of the commission to continue to work with relevant stakeholders to account for the remaining pilgrims that died in the stampede.
“ The number of Nigerians confirmed dead in the stampede is 274; those injured and on admission in Jeddah are two, while 44 remain officially declared missing.
“ This was a year that the Saudi Arabia government did their best to ensure the success of the Hajj exercise and safety of pilgrims, but Allah decreed that this will happen,“ Okenwa said.
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