The National Hajj Board has said the number of Ghanaian pilgrims who died from last month\u2019s stampede in Mecca has risen from eight to 10.<\/p>\n
The Board also said 27 other Ghanaian pilgrims are still missing.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”TQn60hZdluJSqeG2IxHB0jR1YObiCQFv”]A Deputy Communication Director at the Hajj Board, Alhaji Mohammed Ameen Lamptey told Citi News<\/strong> that Saudi Authorities are assisting the Hajj Board to locate the missing Ghanaian pilgrims.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are 16 casualties so far and then 10 died during the stampede. Some died instantly, some died at the hospital. We have six currently on admission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the Suadi Authorities have personnel on the ground helping in the search for the missing pilgrims. We\u2019ve had a total of 29 missing pilgrims on Monday. Out of this 21, we found out that 2 were also caught up in the stampede casualty. So if you take out the two, I can confirm that now Ghana has 27 missing pilgrims,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Ban aged from going to Mecca<\/strong> Alhaji Sinare in an interview with Citi News<\/strong> lamented that the aged usually lose their lives during the pilgrimage because it is a tough exercise and \u201cif you are not strong, you will go down.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026this is one of my recommendations that I\u2019m going to give to government at the end of the day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
\nGhana\u2019s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Said Sinare has asked government to consider banning the aged<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from embarking on a trip to perform the annual hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n