The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has urged intending pilgrims not to panic, assuring them that they will all be airlifted to Saudi Arabia for
The commission’s deputy director of information and publications, Alhaji Mousa Ubandawaki, in a statement, said so far over 35,000 Nigerian pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia while the remaining intending pilgrims were expected to be airlifted in the next 10 days.“Our attention has been drawn to a news story in the LEADERSHIP newspaper of today, Friday 9th June to the effect that over 45,000 Nigerian pilgrims may miss this year’s Hajj.
Of these, 20000 visas were issued between yesterday and today while the remainder will be processed by tomorrow. Despite the hiccup, the Commission is committed to concluding the airlift operation to Saudi Arabia before the 20th of this month.“As a matter of fact, all the states that are scheduled to fly are on course to do so without any disruption related to visa procurement.
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