Five Nigerian pilgrims to this year’s hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have been declared dead


Five Nigerian pilgrims to this year’s hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, have passed on, Premium Times reports.

This was disclosed by the chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abdullahi Mohammed, on Tuesday, August 29 in Islam’s holiest city.

According to the report, he made the disclosure at the 2017 pre-Arafat meeting with Hajj stakeholders.

A large delegation of Nigerian Muslims are currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Photo credit: NAHCON

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