Showing posts with label Haj. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

25 Nigerians nabbed during Haj in Saudi Arabia for crime



Twenty-five Nigerians ostensibly in Saudi Arabia to perform this year's Haj have been arrested over theft. The thieves, whose identities were not disclosed, “all with prior criminal records, have been arrested in Makkah,” according to Saudi Gazette, quoting Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsin Al-Maiman.

“The thieves robbed pilgrims inside the Grand Mosque and broke into several shops and houses in Makkah. Several members of the gang were nabbed red-handed and they guided the police to other members who have been hiding in a vintage building on Al-Mansour St. 80 cellular phones and over SR50,000 in currency was seized,” the report said.
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