Nigerians have joined other countries of the world in grieving over the  huge stampede which killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more during the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims at the site where at least 717 were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. The stampede, the second deadly accident to strike the pilgrims this year, broke out during the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual, the Saudi civil defence service said. AFP PHOTO / STR

Reacting to the stampede, some of the social commentators in Nigeria suggested that it is high time Saudi started to reduce the number of participants at the the religious and advised that their government must be more careful while making preparations for such a huge event.