Six Nigerian pilgrims were among the 111
victims of Friday’s crane crash at the Grand Mosque in Makkah

“We lost six pilgrims — two males and four
females,” Uba Mana, a spokesman for the National
Haj Commission of Nigeria, told AFP on Monday. “We can’t say this is the final death toll because the
situation is still unfolding. We are still visiting the
hospitals and mortuaries in search of more
casualties from Nigeria,” he said.
Mana said some 58,000 Nigerians were already in
the Kingdom for the Haj out of 76,000 expected for this year’s pilgrimage.
“The rest will be airlifted in the coming days,” he
said.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday
sent “his heartfelt condolences to the families,
relations and friends of the Nigerian victims of the crane accident.”
Buhari urged “Nigerians to join him in praying for
the quick and full recovery” of the injured.


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