Hajj Stampede: CPDM government trading conspiracy theories

Following the recent stampede that let to the dead of over 1500 pilgrims including 76 Cameroonians, the Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary during a press briefing at his cabinet in Yaounde, updated the media on the latest on Cameroonian Pilgrims. He stated that 4465 Cameroonians left the country for Mecca. To this date, 76 have been confirmed dead. Out of the 76 dead confirmed, 61 have been registered in the hospital while 15 have been reported from other sources. Concerning the injured, 40 pilgrims had received assistance from the Saudi hospital before the Cameroonian medical team took over. So far, 28 are still unaccounted for. In relation to the missing, experts have come up with three hypotheses. 

- Some may have been buried unidentified

- Others might have been buried with false identity

- Most especially, not all who cross over to the holy land comes back.

They might have opted for illegal immigration These notwithstanding, the Minister assured Cameroonians that the government is keeping a very close watch on these developments until all Cameroonians who left the country must have been accounted for.