The chairman of the commission, Abdullahi Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with theBBC Hausa Service on Friday, October 2.
He said 54 out of 75 pilgrims who died in the stampede were from states’ delegation, while 20 were international pilgrims who used private tour operators.
“We can confirm that 75 persons is the latest figure, while 243 pilgrims are [still] missing,” he said.
Mohammed said Sokoto State had the highest number of casualties.
The NAHCON chairman also noted that those missing could not be declared dead or injured yet, until confirmation comes from the committee set up to determine the status of all victims of the stampede.
The commission said the dead pilgrims were fromBauchi, Borno, Cross Rivers, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina,Kebbi, and Nasarawa states, while others are fromNiger, Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe andZamfara states.
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