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According to the coordinator of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) in Mecca, Suleiman Usman,some Nigerian pilgrimage officials have been arrested and taken to prison by the Saudi authorities for trespass.
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“We are trying to secure the release of our medical team, who were arrested and taken to prison by Saudi security, while travelling from Jeddah in an ambulance,” the coordinator said.
He however did not disclose how many officials were affected, and the states they represent, but appealed to pilgrims to desist from traveling outside Mecca without official permit, at least until after Arafat.
He made the disclosure while paying a condolence visit, Sunday night, to three Nigerian states that lost six pilgrims in the Mecca crane accident.
Six Nigerian pilgrims including one male from Kaduna State, four females from Gombe State and one male from Katsina, died in the tragedy on Friday.
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Read: Nigerian Senator Jailed in Saudi Arabia
“We are trying to secure the release of our medical team, who were arrested and taken to prison by Saudi security, while travelling from Jeddah in an ambulance,” the coordinator said.
He however did not disclose how many officials were affected, and the states they represent, but appealed to pilgrims to desist from traveling outside Mecca without official permit, at least until after Arafat.
He made the disclosure while paying a condolence visit, Sunday night, to three Nigerian states that lost six pilgrims in the Mecca crane accident.
Six Nigerian pilgrims including one male from Kaduna State, four females from Gombe State and one male from Katsina, died in the tragedy on Friday.
Premium Times
