By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has frowned at the medical breach by a Zamfara pilgrim who scaled pregnancy screening to the holy land and gave birth.
The Commissioner Planning, Research and Information of the Commission, Professor Abubakar Abubakar Yagawal, stated this during an interview with newsmen in Madina. 
Yagawal said NAHCON would engage the state handlers to ensure diligence in screening pilgrims, particularly female, to safeguard their lives and that of the foetus.
He noted that the state pilgrims welfare board or the commission should not be entirely blamed for the action of the erring pilgrim.
“Though I was not holding a brief for any state pilgrims board, nonetheless other factors, or variables could result in such breaches,” he said.
On the nefarious activities of extortionists and swindlers, particularly in Madinah, Yagawal said officials of the commission would continue to educate pilgrims on precautions.
“It’s disheartening and disgusting for a Muslim to be brazenly heartless as to commit these atrocities in the holy land.
“We would continue to educate the pilgrims on how to avoid these cheats, swindlers and extortionists by ensuring that they are discreet when it comes to their Basic Traveling Allowance, BTA, Hadaya and gold or silver teething,” he said.
He also called on the media to educate and expose such nefarious activities to save their targeted prey from falling victims.
