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Nigeria’s Death Toll Rises To 145 During The Hajj Stampede by slimdandmuffy: 9:09am On Oct 12, 2015 |
The death toll of Nigerians, who died in the September 24 Muna stampede near Makkah, was yesterday put at 145. Last Thursday when the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), gave an update on the incident, it put the figure at 99, while it said 214 Nigerians were still missing at the time. But by Sunday evening it said of 345 Nigerians, who were affected in the stampede, 145 had been certified, dead, 35 injured, while 165, were yet to be accounted for. It also revealed that seven Nigerians were still responding to treatment in the hospital, in Makkah. These were disclosed by the Commissioner, in charge of Planning, Research, Statistics, Information and Library Service (PRSILS) of the commission, Dr. Saleh Okenwa, while speaking at a joint press conference of the top management of the commission, and the Chargé d’Affaires Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh, Ambassador Tijjani Hammanjoda, and the Nigerian Consul General to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Ahmed Umar. Continue to read; http://www.blacksatino.com/2015/10/sad-nigerias-death-toll-rises-to-145.html
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