The number of Nigerian pilgrims that have died in
Saudi Arabia in this year’s hajj exercise, which officially comes to an end
tomorrow, has risen to 10.
Information from Mina, Saudi Arabia, where Nigerian
pilgrims are camped, on Monday confirmed the death of a male pilgrim from
Bauchi State.
The Chairman National Medical Committee of National
Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Dr. Ibrahim Gana, told journalists in Mina
that the commission was making efforts to contact the deceased family and the
presidency before announcing his death.
Gana, however, confirmed the death of a Lagos
female pilgrim, Folashade Lawal from Oshodi Local Government Area, last Sunday
morning during the stone throwing rites at
one of the three Jamarat pillars.
She was the ninth Nigerian known to have died
during this year’s Hajj.
He said the deceased died of Chronic Heart Disease,
which was triggered by complications from hypertension.
According to him, the deceased collapsed in Jamarat
and was immediately evacuated to Mina Medical Centre, where she eventually died.
Gana also lauded the caravan medical initiative
which NAHCON employed during the hajj operation for the Arafat day.
According to him, the ambulances on the caravan were
fitted with mobile pharmaceutical stores, which enhanced the function of NAHCON
personnel and allowed prompt health intervention that saved the lives of many
pilgrims.
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