Saudi government to avoid repeat of 2015 stampede
Senate Leader, Alhaji Muhammad Ali NdumeIn the midst of tight security by the Saudi powers, around three million Muslims from over the world, yesterday, moved to Muna in front of today's Arafat, peaking the 2016 Muslims journey.
Be that as it may, dissimilar to in the past activities, the current year's basic religious activity is being led under exceptionally security, clearly to keep away from a year ago's rush at the stoning of the villain, at Jamarat, which prompted the loss of more than 2000 lives.
Nigeria lost around 400 pioneers in that rush, with scores yet unaccounted for. Thus, Iran, endured more casualties.Muslims, who began their development from Makkah on Friday night, finished the development yesterday, preliminary to the development to Mount Arafat today, where they are relied upon to offer an entire day petitions.
Scores of Nigerian pioneers, including the governors of Nasarawa and Kogi states, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and Yahaya Bello, individuals from the National Assembly, including the Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Monsurat Sumonu, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nigeria-Saudi Inter-Parliamentary Friendship and Hajj Affairs, Abdullahi Balarabe Salame, and additionally, the Etsu Nupe, Dr. Yahya Abubakar are going to the current year's Holy journey
As a major aspect of the arrangements, the Saudi powers said they have conveyed an armada of 177 ambulances to the basic urban areas where the journeys are being held. Also, the Saudi Red Crescent is relied upon to send air rescue vehicle to handle crisis circumstances, especially amid the stoning of the demon at Jamarat close Mina.
At a meeting of the National Hajj Committee, a delegate of the Saudi Arabia Hajj Ministry, Sheik Mohammed, said game plans have been finished up to allot guides who might lead a gathering of 250 explorers at once to the Jamarat and back. He said the legislature was setting up measures to keep away from the sort of rush that happened a year ago, taking note of that any Pilgrim seen alone in Jamarat would be captured and would be made to confront the most elevated discipline.
He likewise said every gathering would not be driven by a Saudi guide alone, but rather, that states would likewise name an aide for every gathering. Mohammed additionally said separated from the capture and arraignment of any disregarding Pilgrim, state authorities in charge of the Pilgrim would likewise confront authorize.
The official, who talked through an authority of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) Aliyu Tanko as a mediator, said the legislature was embracing the sort of timetable utilized for carriers at the Airport.Mohammed said records of all groupings would be taken at the takeoff from tents and back, including that aides would be considered entirely capable on the off chance that they neglected to come back with the careful number of explorers they took to the Jamarat for the stoning custom.
Correspondingly, amid the Stakeholders' meeting composed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) different speakers harped on the requirement for Nigerian travelers to watch the efforts to establish safety set up by the Saudi powers to turn away the sort of rush that trailed a year ago's hajj.
In his comments, the Charge d' Affairs Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh, Amb. Salihu Umar cautioned Nigerian travelers to entirely comply with the efforts to establish safety set up by the Saudi powers to prevent the breakdown of lawfulness. He guaranteed the missions in Saudi Arabia had set up systems for a sans hitch hajj for Nigerians, yet asked them to subject themselves to the tenets and directions of the Saudi government.
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