According to Danbaffa, among all the 6,179 registered intending pilgrims, no one was left out, adding that they had all been to Madina and completed their visitations before proceeding to Makkah for the commencement of the Hajj exercise.
Danbaffa commended the state’s pilgrim centre officers, who, according to him, are up and doing in serving the pilgrims.
In his remarks, the chairman of the board, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal, said when they took over the operation, midway, they ensured that all the intending pilgrims were airlifted. “We noticed the challenges. We will correct it in the next operation and where we need government intervention, we will inform them to provide support to us.
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