National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday said a pilgrim from Kaduna State was among the 107 people who died in Saudi Arabia on Friday, when a huge crane crashed through the Holy Ka’aba Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

A statement issued by Head, Media, Kaduna State Task Force on Hajj 2015, Alhaji Saidu Adamu, stated that NAHCON has identified the deceased as Alhaji Adamu Shuaibu Kargi who hailed from Kubau Local Government.

The family of the decease has already been notified of the tragedy, he said.

Saidu, who is a former commissioner of information in the state, prayed Allah to grant all the victims Aljana Firdausi.

Meanwhile, four female pilgrims from Gombe State were also declared missing after the crane crash.

One other female pilgrim got injured during the incident.

Tragedy occurred last Friday during a heavy rainfall which was preceded by a storm, after pilgrims had performed the Asr (late afternoon) prayer around 4pm (2pm Nigerian time).

Eyewitness said one of the construction cranes was hit by a thunder storm during the rainfall and it fell on one of the pillars around the Ka’abba where thousands of pilgrims, who were performing Tawaf (circumambulation) rites.

107 pilgrims have been confirmed dead and 238 others sustained injuries.