FILE: Some officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria arriving Muna in readiness for their official and religious responsibilities, in Saudi Arabia in August 2019.
Photo: NANThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia might stop pilgrims from countries with prevalent cases of COVID-19 from partaking in the 2020 Hajj operation, the Chief Executive Officer of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Kunle Hassan Zikrullah, has said.
According to Zikrullah, NAHCON is waiting for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to make an official decision on the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage before taking its next step. A statement issued on Wednesday night by the Assistant Director of NAHCON, Information and Publication, Mousa Ubandawaki, said Zikrullah made the clarification, during a seminar hosted by Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria, via Zoom Video Conference with the theme, ‘The future of Hajj and Umrah operations after the pandemic’.
Zikrullah said, “Only the Saudi authorities can take the final decision. We can only take our own decision in light of the Saudi one. Saudi Arabia might also adopt other measures like pegging the allocation of pilgrims allowed in each country, banning of pilgrims from countries with prevalent cases of the COVID-19, exemption of certain categories of persons like the aged, persons with an underlying health challenge or complications and persons testing positive for Coronavirus.
While admonishing intending pilgrims to accept whatever decision would be taken by the Saudi Government as the will of Allah, he stressed that Islam places more value on life than any religious rites.
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