
5 Nigerian pilgrims have been reported dead in Saudi Arabia.
THE NATION reports that Dr Bello Tambuwal, Head of Madinah Operations of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) told reporters in Madinah that Four of the deceased died in Madinah and one in Mecca.
Tambuwal said 46,770 pilgrims had been transported to Saudi Arabia.
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