As the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims entered its second week, the departure of intending pilgrims from six Northern states to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will take full swing on Wednesday.
Spokesperson for the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Fatima Usara in a statement indicated that the pilgrims are from Kaduna, Yobe, Kano, Adamawa, Borno, and Sokoto.
Kaduna has the largest number of registered intending pilgrims – over 4,600, followed by Sokoto with over 3,500 – and Kano with 3,100 pilgrims.
According to Usara, a total number of 10,675 Nigerian pilgrims have been flown to the Kingdom in six days by the three approved airlines.
