3 Nigerians injured in Makkah Grand Mosque tragedy – NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)
has confirmed that three Nigerian pilgrims sustained
minor injuries in the crane crash in Mecca's Grand
Mosque in Saudi Arabia.


The Chairman of the commission, Mallam Abdullahi
Mukhtar, who made this known at a news conference
in Abuja, said that the victims were responding to
treatments in the Holy land.

Mukhtar, who did not name the victims, however,
said that two were from Kaduna and one from
Gombe.

He expressed deep shock over the sad incident but
assured that it would not affect this year's exercise in
any way.

Media report had said that103 people were dead and
over 200 people were injured in the incident.

"On the commission's part, we have advised the
various states pilgrims' board not to allow their
pilgrims to go close to the Grand Mosque for now.

"They have adhered strictly to our directive and it is
yielding positive results,'' he said.

Mukhtar also disclosed that 53,800 pilgrims had so
far been transported to Saudi Arabia as at Saturday.
He promised that the remaining prospective pilgrims
would be transported to the Holy land before the
deadline of Sept. 18. (NAN)



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