Amid the ongoing Eid Al-Adha celebration across the world, a Saudi Arabian hotel, Imaratus Sanan Hotel, housing over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj in Mecca, has been gutted by fire.
Peak Newspaper Nigeria gathered that the incident occurred in the hotel located in the Sharamansur area of the holy city around 12 pm on Saturday, when virtually all of them were in Mina to perform the stoning of the devil.
Confirming the incident, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said that all 480 Nigerian pilgrims affected by a fire incident are safe and accounted for.
According to a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, Fatima Sanda Usara, for the Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, “Immediate emergency response by Saudi authorities and the hotel management helped to contain the fire swiftly and prevent it from spreading all over the building.
“The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that all 484 Nigerian pilgrims affected by a fire incident at their hotel on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah are safe and accounted for.”
Following the incident, NAHCON’s Chairman/CEO, Professor Abdullahi Usman, accompanied by the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel Management and Finance, Alhaji Aliu Abdulrazak, and Deputy Makkah Coordinator, Director Alidu Shutti, promptly visited the site.
Their visit, according to the statement, was to assess the situation and ensure the welfare of the affected pilgrims was prioritised.
