24 Nigerians Died in Hajj 2016 -- NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday said 24 Nigerian pilgrims died during this year’s hajj exercise. It said  there was a significant reduction in the number of mortality recorded by the country in previous exercises of between 40 and 45 deaths, most of which were attributed to cardio-vascular or other natural causes.