The statement said Isa was received on arrival by staff of the NAHCON and leadership of the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency.
It added that the pilgrim, who appeared hale and hearty, had since been conveyed to Sokoto State.
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Dr. Saleh Okenwa, the Commissioner Planning, Research Statistic Information and Library Service, of the commission, stated this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja
An official of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, gave the new figure on Monday
Officials in the Saudi health and interior ministries have not responded to recent AP requests for comment. On Sunday, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal rejected the idea of sharing the administration of the hajj with other Muslim nations, raised by regional rival Iran, saying Riyadh considers it both “a matter of sovereignty” and a “privilege
More than 1,100 pilgrims from across the world were confirmed dead and 1,000 injured during the stampede on one of the roads leading to the Jamarat Complex (stone throwing site) in Mina
On the number of Kano pilgrims that have so far been transported back home, the public relations officer said 1,700 pilgrims had returned
Briefing newsmen in Mecca in an update, NAHCON’s Commissioner in charge of Planning, Research, Information and Library Services, Dr. Saleh Okenwa, said seven of the 42 injured pilgrims were still on admission at various hospitals in Saudi Arabia
The NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Bose Aderibigbe, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH in an interview, said: “We have started contacting their next-of-kin to let us know what is happening. So far, they have not told us anyone was missing
More than 769 pilgrims from across the world lost their lives and 1,000 others injured in the September 24 stampede in one of the roads leading to Jamarat Complex (stone throwing site) in Mina, Saudi Arabia
Audu said the board conducted a headcount of pilgrims following directives by President Muhammadu Buhari to ascertain the number of victims in the Hajj stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia
He said although the Saudi authorities had made adequate arrangement to avoid hitches, the exercise had encountered one of the worse stampedes in the history of Hajj operation
Tehran said about 64,000 Iranians travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj rituals this year
A statement issued by Imam Imam,the governor’s spokesman, noted: “Hajj officials are working round the clock to ensure that all victims are properly identified and documented
The President, according to the statement, expects the National Hajj Commission to work with the various state pilgrim boards
The confirmation was given by Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, on Sunday at a news conference in Makkah
He said: “Muslims of all nations should be involved in the management of the hajj operations for effective coordination, welfare and safety of pilgrims
At the time of writing this report, several pilgrims from the state had been declared missing
The Chairman of the board, Alhaji Hamman-Adama Tukur, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview from Saudi Arabia
The death toll as at Thursday was 717
The figure of 30 was given by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria