Sokoto LG Chairman, Two Wives, Mother, Stepmother Confirmed Dead In Hajj Stampede

Muslim pilgrims gather around the victims of a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia during the annual hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Hundreds were killed and injured, Saudi authorities said. The crush happened in Mina, a large valley about five kilometers (three miles) from the holy city of Mecca that has been the site of hajj stampedes in years past. (AP Photo)

The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has confirmed the killing of the immediate Caretaker Chairman of Illela Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Bello Gidan-Hamma, his mother, stepmother and two wives in the stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia.

The Media Assistant to the agency, Alhaji Farouk Umar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.

Check PRICES of Phones, Electronics & Fashion on PricePadi.com

NAN recalls that the state government had in a statement issued on Saturday by Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s spokesperson, Imam Imam, confirmed the killing of nine other pilgrims from the state in the Mina stampede.

At of the time of writing this report, several pilgrims from the state had been declared missing.

 

The post Sokoto LG Chairman, Two Wives, Mother, Stepmother Confirmed Dead In Hajj Stampede appeared first on LATEST NIGERIAN NEWS BREAKING HEADLINES NEWSPAPERS.

...Continue to read

SHARE   

0 Comments
Comments

Read Comment Policy
We have Zero Tolerance to Spam. Chessy Comments and Comments with Links will be deleted immediately upon our review.