NAHCON, Saudi Embassy finalise compensation for victims of 2015 crane crash
By Fatima Hassan, Abuja
The Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, has led a delegation to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria to finalise on the 2015 crane crash compensation matters.
Speaking during the occasion, NAHCON’s Chairman, Alhaji Hassan recognized the contribution of the Saudi embassy in Nigeria and Nigeria’s embassy in Saudi Arabia in resolving the compensation status. He also commended the leaders of the two countries for their unalloyed support to officials charged with the responsibility of discharging this job successfully.
It would be recalled that after the crane accident that occurred in the Makkah Grand Mosque on September 11th 2015, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered compensation be paid exclusively to relatives of those killed in the crash,to victims who sustained permanent impairments and to those victims that sustained lasting injuries from the accident. The grant was a personal gesture by the Saudi monarch to support victims of the accident.
The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria, His Excellency, Faisal Bin Ibraheem Al-Ghamidy, advised the beneficiaries of the compensation to do what is right under Islamic shari’ah, especially to deceased’s’ dependents. As for those who are alive, the Ambassador advised them to be judicious in managing whatever grants they would receive.
H.E Mr Faisal Al-Ghamidy commended Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, NAHCON and other stakeholders that contributed in the final resolution of the compensation.
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