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2019 Hajj: Saudi Introduces Electronic System In Stoning Of Devils In Minnah

File photo: pilgrims on arafat

The Saudi authorities have introduced an electronic system into the stoning of the three devils at Minnah after Arafat day.

The Representative of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tanko Aliyu, told journalists today, August 4 in Minnah that the system is aimed at monitoring the movement of pilgrims to ensure orderliness and check stampede in the 2019 pilgrimage.

At an inspection of Nigerian pilgrims’ tent in Minnah, Tanko Aliyu said: “the new idea is necessitated by the fact that previous stoning was not without some negative developments.

“Some pilgrims were known to have missed their bearing in the process of stoning the three devils among others.”

He called on NAHCON officials and their counterparts in the states to swing into action by educating the pilgrims on the need to adapt to the new system.

According to him, stoning devil is a crucial process leading to acceptable Hajj as well as being the climax of the pilgrimage.

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NAHCON’s representative noted that controlling movement of pilgrims during the event cannot be overemphasized.

Tanko Aliyu promised the pilgrims that they would be conveyed in the buses to areas earmarked for the event, to ease their movement, adding that pilgrims will be in groups, with a specific time to carry out stoning to avoid a stampede.

He said that a particular road leading to the stoning of the devil had been dedicated to Nigerian pilgrims, given the fact that Nigeria constitutes one-third of the population of non-Arab countries performing pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia every year.

NAN reports that Nigeria’s tent is set to receive its pilgrims while security personnel were seen guarding the tents, 24 hours to check breach of peace during Arafat day.

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