The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has introduced a new policy on accommodation in Madinah, directing the pilgrims to spend only five days in
Madinah and move to Makkah after visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and other holy places in the second holy city.
The commission’s deputy director of information and publications, Alhaji Mousa Ubandawaki, gave the directive in a statement, saying the policy takes immediate effect from June 8, 2023. According to him, the decision is to avoid overcrowding of Nigerian pilgrims in the city of Madinah. “A new rule which will make it mandatory for pilgrims in Madinah to be moved to Makkah after a five days stay in the second holiest city will take effect from Thursday, June 8, 2023.
“The new policy becomes imperative following the complaint of overcrowding of Nigerian pilgrims in the City of Madina. It is important to note that for the first time in a long time, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria is giving 100 percent Nigerian pilgrims the opportunity to visit Madina in the first phase or before Arafat.
“However, to achieve this and in order to avert sanctions against the country if there are pilgrims overcrowding in Madinah, the commission had to adopt the new policy, after wide consultations and exhaustive deliberation,” Ubandawaki stated.
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