Nigeria now has 3rd highest death toll in Hajj stampede

Coming in on the heels of Iran and Egypt- Nigeria is the country with the third highest casualty rate in the tragic Hajj stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia.

Before now, 54 casualties had been identified by the National Hajj Commission, but as of Tuesday, that number jumped up ten places to 64.

National Hajj Commission spokesperson, Uba Mana, pointed out that about 244 Nigerian pilgrims were still missing.

While authorities at Saudi Arabia, are being conservative with the death toll, countries who lost their citizens in the stampede, have begun to release their casualty rate.

Below is the breakdown thus far;

– Iran: 228 dead and 246 missing

– Egypt: 78 dead

– Nigeria: 64 dead

– India: 45 dead

– Indonesia: 41 dead

– Pakistan: 40 dead, more than 60 missing

– Cameroon: at least 20 dead

– Niger: 22 dead

– Ivory Coast: 14 dead, 77 missing

– Chad: 11 dead

– Algeria: 9 dead

– Somalia: 8 dead (media reports)

– Morocco: 5 dead, 34 missing

– Senegal: 7 dead, 57 missing

– Libya: 4 dead, 16 missing

– Tanzania: 4 dead

– Kenya: 3 dead

– Tunisia: 2 dead

– Burkina Faso: 1 dead

– Burundi: 1 dead (Muslim association)

– Netherlands: 1 dead

– Benin: unspecified number of deaths