FIVE NIGERIAN PILGRIMS DIE IN HOLY LAND.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)
has announced the death of five Nigerian pilgrims in
Saudi Arabia.
The Head of Madinah Operations of NAHCON, Dr Bello
Tambuwal, made this disclosure to newsmen in
Madinah on Wednesday.
According to Tambuwal, four of the victims died in
Madinah and one in Mecca.
He said NAHCON had established two clinics in
Madinah to provide medical treatment to the pilgrims.
”The clinics were stocked with drugs. We brought some
from Nigeria while we bought some here”, he added.
Tambuwal said 46,770 pilgrims had so far been
transported to Saudi Arabia, adding that the exercise
would be completed on schedule.