Ten
Nigerians in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic hajj rites have been
confirmed dead, the Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission in
Mecca, Aliyu Tanko, said on Monday.
Mr. Tanko said at least
50,000 Nigerian pilgrims have so far arrived Mecca with virtually all
them having performed the Umrah rites.
In a
telephone chat in Mecca on Monday, Mr. Tanko said that the commission’s
three clinics in Mecca and those set up by the various state pilgrims
boards provide effective medical services to Nigerian pilgrims in Mecca.
He urged pilgrims to always seek medical advice before
embarking on pilgrimage and warned them against exposing themselves to
the harsh weather in the Holy Land.
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