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July 21, 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, hasso far transported 13, 107 Nigerian pilgrims in 27 flights to Saudi Arabia forthe 2019 hajj exercise.
This was contained in a statement released by theCommand and Control Centre of the commission.
According to the statement, pilgrims from Katsina, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Birnin Kebbi, Sokoto, Kogi, Nasarawa, Zamfara, Osun, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory FCT have been airlifted to the holy hand.
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The first batch of pilgrims who had arrived the holyland have commenced movement from Madinah to Makkah in continuation of theirreligious rites.
65,000 Nigerians are expected to perform this year’shajj exercise and a total of 350 medical personnel have been deployed to attendto pilgrims’ healthcare need during the exercise.
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary, Federal CapitalTerritory FCT administration, Chinyeaka Ohaa has charged intending pilgrims touse the opportunity provided by the Hajj to pray for the country.