Account for pilgrims, Buhari tells NAHCON

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to account for all Nigerian pilgrims in that country.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu made this known in a statement yesterday.
He said the directive followed conflicting reports on the number of Nigerians who died or suffered injuries in Thursday’s stampede in which about 770 pilgrims were killed.
Shehu said the President was concerned that days after the unfortunate incident, some Nigerian families were still grappling with painful uncertainty over the fate of their relatives who were in that country for the Hajj.
He said the president expected the Hajj Commission to work with the various state pilgrim’s boards, Islamic organisations and private travel agencies involved in Hajj operations to speedily provide a confirmed and verifiable report on the status of every Nigerian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia.
He said Buhari had also directed the Hajj Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to give all necessary assistance to Nigerians who were still receiving treatment for injuries suffered in Mina.
The president, he said, continued to pray that Almighty Allah would receive the souls of the dead, comfort bereaved families, heal the injured and bring all surviving Nigerian pilgrims safely home.Account for pilgrims, Buhari tells NAHCONAccount for pilgrims, Buhari tells NAHCON