May 14, 2026

Saudi Authorities Are Callous for Blaming Mecca Tragedy On Africans – Fani-Kayode

By Farouk Mohammed

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Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a swipe at the Saudi Arabian government country for blaming the recent tragedy in Mecca, which led to the death of over 717 persons, on Africans.

The Saudi government had in a statement over the Mecca stampede blamed the African nationalities for the incident.

Reacting to the statement, Fani said the country was only being callous.

He wrote on his Facebook thus: “717 souls perish in a stampede during hajj and instead of expressing regret a Saudi Arabian prince blames ‘African nationalities’ for the tragedy? How callous can these Arabs be

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