An unspecified number of Nigeria pilgrims who were on this year’s Hajj with months of pregnancy have lost their pregnancies.


The pregnant pilgrims, who might have fraudulently escaped the compulsory pregnancy test meant for all female intending pilgrims from their respective states, were not lucky enough to survive the rigorous routine, coupled with harsh weather in Saudi Arabia.


Confirming the development Friday with journalists in Makkah, Commissioner in-charge of health at National hajj commission Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana revealed that some pregnant pilgrims ended up with miscarriage after they subjected themselves to needless a rigour during the Arafat exercise.


Saudi authorities and Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission forbid pregnant women from performing Hajj. Hence the introduction of the mandatory pregnancy test to discourage those that may be tempted to attempt the journey with pregnancy.
Dr Kana regretted that despite the efforts of his medical team rescue the situation, it became apparent that some critical patients needed to be subjected to conditional abortion in order to save the lives of the women.

He said that a number of pregnant pilgrims in critical condition were referred to Saudi’s tertiary facility.

The health commissioner, who obviously remained silent on the number of persons affected and the identity of states that produced the women in question, worried over how the pilgrims managed to scale through the pregnancy test from their state pilgrim’s boards.

Source: http://www.frayokit.com.ng/2018/08/pregnant-pilgrims-suffer-miscarriages.html

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These deaths makes it feels like people were just offered for sacrifice....better organizations needs to be put in place

With the rigours associated with the Hajj rituals, why allow a pregnant woman to embark on this journey?