Three Nigerian women have reportedly suffered miscarriages in Saudi Arabia while on the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, the Nigerian Medical Hajj Team said in a press statement. Ibrahim Kana, Head, Medical Team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), confirmed the allegations on Thursday from Mecca. Kana said that two pilgrims from Kaduna and Yobe delivered in the holy land, contravening Saudi Government's regulation banning pregnant women from performing the Hajj. “One of the deliveries is from Kaduna state who delivered yesterday in Medina and the other one is a woman who had a caesarean section but unfortunately the baby came out dead,” Kana was quoted by Nigerian newspapers as saying. Kana also disclosed that the Nigerian medical team had so far treated 9,874 pilgrims of malaria and other diseases since their arrival in the holy land. The Hajj Medical Team, comprising 100 doctors, 100 nurses, and a host of pharmacists and environmental health workers, had established clinics in Mecca, Medina and Jeddah airports. BM