Lesser Hajj: Kwara airlifts 508 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
A total of 508 intending pilgrims have been airlifted by the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board to Saudi Arabia for this year's lesser Hajj.
The Board's Chairman, Alhaji Usman Olosun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the pilgrims took off from the IIorin International Airport at about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday.
According to him, the 508 pilgrims constitute the only batch from Kwara comprising sponsored pilgrims by the state government as well as local councils in the state.
"There will not be any other batch from Kwara for this year's lesser Hajj; all pilgrims from the state including officials have been airlifted," Olosun said.
On why the number of pilgrims was less than previous years; the chairman attributed the development to non issuance of enough visas by the Saudi authorities.
He also said reports from Saudi Arabia indicated that all the 508 pilgrims had arrived Medina safely.
Olosun further said that the pilgrims would move to Makkah in the next few days for the completion of the Ummrah rites.
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