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Six Nigerian Pilgrim Die In Saudi Arabia
Six Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2023 Hajj have died in the course of the exercise, an official of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed.
The head of the NAHCON 2023 Hajj medical team, Usman Galadima, who disclosed this on Saturday during a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia said the delegations from Osun and Kaduna states for the 2023 Hajj recorded two deaths each, while Plateau State recorded one.
Mr Galadima, in his presentation, addressed the mortality rate by calling for the strengthening of the pre-hajj medical screening of intending pilgrims adding that there is a need to restrict those deemed to be “not fit to travel”.
Speaking further, he added that the team also diagnosed 30 patients with mental challenges currently undergoing treatment and expected to perform hajj.
The official also said that the 2023 Hajj clinic recorded two miscarriages and delivered one baby stressing that one patient was amputated due to diabetes complications.
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