According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Nigeria has lost 14 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the 2023 hajj.
During a post-Arafat meeting with stakeholders on Sunday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Chief of Operations and Head of the NAHCON National Medical Team Dr. Usman Galadima made this clear.
Galadima made sense of that seven explorers kicked the bucket before Arafat, six passed on during the five-day Mashair (center Hajj period) and one extra individual passed on after the Arafat.
We had six deaths that were reported at Mashair, four in Arafat, and two in Mina. As of now we lost seven pioneers before Arafat and seconds ago I have quite recently been educated that we lost another explorer. This brings the all out of passings recorded to 14.
"The death rate is like that of 2019," he said.
He likewise uncovered that the clinical group recorded three instances of chickenpox during the center hajj time frame and the impacted explorers were quickly moved out of the region as a preventive measure to keep away from the spread of the sickness.
Galadima likewise uncovered that the group recorded two conveyances during the time of the hajj custom in Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah, adding that one of the pregnant ladies followed through out and about, while the subsequent one was brought to the center and conveyed securely.
He emphasized the significance of obtaining a certificate of medical fitness as part of a comprehensive pre-hajj medical screening.
He additionally said that old explorers and those that are exceptionally wiped out ought to be deterred from taking part in the emblematic fallen angel stoning at Jamrat due to the pressure in question.
Alhaji Goni Sanda, Head of Aviation for NAHCON, revealed in his presentation that the return of pilgrims to Nigeria would begin on Tuesday, July 4.
He stated that the evacuation of the pilgrims back to Nigeria would strictly adhere to the principle of "first in, first out."
In addition, he stated that the Saudi authorities have a policy that air carriers will not operate at maximum capacity for the first two weeks due to the volume of traffic and the large number of aircraft involved in the evacuation of pilgrims from various nations, as well as the fact that virtually all planes will take off from the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
He said that Flynas would only use four of its six aircraft to transport pilgrims for the first two weeks of the operation, and that the other two are undergoing some checks and maintenance.
Likewise, the Chief, of Activities of NAHCON, Alhaji Abdullahi Hardawa, said the commission had set out to guarantee that explorers completely submit to its baggage strategy during their return process to Nigeria.
He recalled the breach that occurred in 2022, but vowed that similar breaches would not be tolerated this year to ensure smooth operation.
He warned that this time the situation would not be accepted and criticized the behavior of some pilgrims, particularly females, who arrive at the airport with multiple bags in the name of hand luggage.
In order to avoid any problems or unnecessary delays at the airport, he urged officials of state pilgrim boards to inform their pilgrims of the policy.
"The carrier administrators have harshly grumbled about this inappropriate way of behaving of certain travelers, which put lives of different travelers in the airplane in danger. This time, things won't be the same as usual.
"Also, because of a paranoid fear of losing a few resources at the air terminal, the explorers ought to submit to the 32kg gear strategy, or they ought to profit themselves with the freight window."
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