Saudi
Arabian police have beaten two Nasarawa pilgrims as a result of which one them
sustained head injuries.
According to
our findings, the pilgrims who arrived last Wednesday were detained at the
Medina airport for nine hours before the incident.
One of the
officials of the Nasarawa State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Malam Lawal Ahmad told
Daily Trust that the pilgrims were earlier checked and nothing indiscriminating
was found with them.
"They
were checked and okeyed by the custom only to be called by some police officers
who kept them waiting for nine hours before asking them to enter into one room,
" he said
Ahmad
added:"They were adamant because they didn't know their motive, so they
forced them into the room and started beating them up, as a result one of them
sustained injuries on head."
When
contacted the Coordinator, National Hajj Commission in Madina, Dr. Bello
Tambuwal confirmed the incident.
He said the
commission had reported the matter to the appropriate authority for
investigation and further action as they would not allow their pilgrims to
be maltreated unjustly.
However,
Ahmad said the injured pilgrim had been treated and discharged.
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