The head of the Central Hajj Committee, Prince Khaled al Faisal, has blamed the stampede in Mecca today on "some pilgrims from African nationalities'' as the number of pilgrims that have died has risen to 717. It is believed that the numbers may still rise. The stampede took place at…
One of the survivors from the recent stampede in Saudi Arabia, an indigene of Osun State, resident in Warri, Delta State revealed that paramedics ignored African pilgrims and concentrated on rescuing white and Caucasian victims which resulted in a high casualty rate among Africans. He said he was stuck in…
A stampede at one of the last rituals of the Hajj – the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca –killed more than 700 people with another 805 declared injured in the holy city, Mina, Saudi Arabia. The Nigerian hajj commission has reported that three Nigerians died in the stampede. Among them…
