The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON says it will ensure that all pilgrims from Nigeria are transported to Saudi Arabia before the August 6 deadline given by Saudi authorities for Nigerian pilgrims.
The NAHCON’s Madinah Coordinator for the 2019 Hajj, Ahmed Maigari, stated this in Madinah, Saudi Arabia while speaking with journalists.
He said that the Commission had so far transported more than twenty-six-thousand pilgrims from Nigeria to Madinah, adding that efforts were being intensified to transport the remaining pilgrims before the deadline.
The Coordinator noted that the innovation introduced four years ago had also reduced crossing of road by pilgrims and road accidents among the pilgrims. He said the innovation was to ensure that pilgrims got value for their money during the Hajj.
Maigari, however, advised pilgrims to make use of the services of the officials of the Commission, especially while changing their money into other currencies, to avoid falling victim of people of questionable characters.
