Sokoto gives N500,000 to each family of hajj stampede victims



Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto
has announced a monetary donation of
N500,000 to each of the 138 families of the
2015 hajj stampede from state.
A breakdown of the number of the victims
showed that 114 pilgrims from Sokoto were
confirmed dead, 22 are still missing while two
are injured and receiving treatment.
A statement issued by Tambuwal's
spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the
Governor announced the donation while
receiving the report of the 2015 hajj
committee in Sokoto Tuesday.
Tambuwal said even though the government
cannot compensate the families for the loss
of their loved ones, the gesture was in
fulfillment of the promise he made when the
tragedy occurred in September this year.
He said the families have endured pains since
the incident, and commended them for their
patience and prayers.
He said government will continue to put in
place measures that will enhance the hajj
exercise by boosting safety and logistics of
the pilgrims.
In his remarks, Leader of the state delegation
to this year's hajj exercise and Deputy
Governor of Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, said
Sokoto pilgrims exhibited good conduct while
in the Holy Land.
He appealed to the government to sustain the
state feeding programme for pilgrims at
transit camps at home and abroad, and
announced that Kware and Gwadabawa local
government areas have received special
awards for maintaining good sanitation in
Saudi Arabia.

CAPTION: R-L: Governor Aminu Waziri
Tambuwal, with his deputy, Ahmad Aliyu in
Sokoto...Tuesday
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Sokoto press secretary