Death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in Hajj stampede now 64, and 71 injured, 244 missing

Uncategorized

Reports have it that ten more bodies were identified on Tuesday, September 29, from the recent hajj stampede casualty bringing the official death toll of Nigerians who died in the stampede to 64.

Spokesman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Uba Mana, who confirmed the figure said 244 Nigerian pilgrims are still missing following the sad incident. The official also said 10 more pilgrims from Nigerian were injured in the stampede making the number of injured casualties 71.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.