Nigeria’s Consul-General to Saudi Arabia,
Ahmed Umar, said on Sunday that the six
Nigerian Pilgrims who died in the September
11 crane crash in Mecca had been buried.
Briefing journalists in Jeddah, Mr. Umar said
the bodies were buried on September 18, in a
“specially designated cemetery’’ in Mecca,
where all victims of the crash were also
buried.
The consul-general, who led a delegation of
the consulate and National Hajj
Commission of Nigeria at the burial, said the
bodies were buried after receiving invitation
of the Saudi Authority.
He said the consulate and Nigerian Hajj
officials were fully engaged in the burial
arrangement that took place on Friday
evening.
He also said that the six Nigerian pilgrims
that sustained injuries during the incident
had received special attention.
He said some of them had been discharged
while others were still in the hospital
responding to treatment.
He said the consulate had also organised
officials of the affected states in the event of
pay-out of the money recently announced by
Saudi authority for the victims.
Saudi Authority had announced that it
would give 1m Riyals –about N53.1 million
— to the families of each of the deceased.
Similarly, the authority announced that
those who sustained permanent disability
would also get the same amount while others
with minor injury would get half of the
amount.
The consul-general, however, said that the
money would be given to relations of the
deceased and other victims of the crash.
He said that the Nigerian government was
impressed with the kind gesture of King
Salman bin Abdulazeez, who donated the
money to the families of the affected
pilgrims.
Mr. Umar assured Nigerians and families of the victims that
the money would be delivered to the right persons.
Six Nigerians were among the 111 pilgrims who died during
the September. 11 crane crash at the Holy Mosque, Ka’aba in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Another six Nigerians were also among
the 321 pilgrims who sustained injuries during the incident.
(NAN)
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