Nigeria has recorded 30 cases mental health challenge and six deaths among its pilgrims in the ongoing 2023
Haji in Saudi Arabia.
Dr Usman Galadima, the Chief of Operations and Head of Nigerian Medical Team for the 2023 Haji, revealed this during a Pre-Arafat meeting with all stakeholders held on Saturday in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
Speaking at the meeting also attended by the Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, Galadima said his medical team also recorded seven cases of pregnancies, two miscarriages, eight communicable diseases and offer consultation to 15,860 patients among Nigerians pilgrims.
However, the Chairman of NAHCON said the commission had successfully transported all the 95,000 eligible Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
He disclosed that a few days ago the commission out of determination to transport all pilgrims to Saudi Arabia made a reservation of five flights extra in the event that there was any Nigerian who have a visa but had issue with flight so that the commission would bring him to Saudi Arabia.
According him, the commission after confirming that all pilgrims had been transported to Saudi Arabia that it decided to cancel the five extra flights on June 23.