The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the arrival of its first batch of pilgrims in Ilorin on Wednesday.

This was disclosed in a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday by the Press Secretary of the Board, Mrs Jumoke Jimoh, who said the pilgrims first landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

According to her: “The 272 first-batch pilgrims were led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Imam Bashir, and the NAHCON zonal coordinator for Kwara, Ondo, and Ekiti states, Alhaji Ibrahim Fijabi, among others.

“A total of 272 pilgrims were aboard from Jeddah Airport on Tuesday, apart from the NAHCON official team that was among the first batch.

“They arrived in Lagos around 2 am and took off for Ilorin International Airport at 8:30 am.”