The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has transported no fewer than 43,817 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 104 flight operations.
The Coordinator of Madinah, NAHCON, Alhaji Ibrahim Mahmud, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
Mahmud called on all Nigerian pilgrims to be law-abiding while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and avoid anything capable of tarnishing the image of Nigeria.
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He revealed that the commission in collaboration with states pilgrims boards and agencies mobilised Islamic clerics that would educate and guide pilgrims on what was expected of them at every stage.
According to him, at every stage of the Hajj rites, clerics are well-stationed to ensure that pilgrims perform the religious obligation in accordance with the teachings and traditions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
“Similarly, when we go to Makkah, we have a committee called the Trajuddiyya that will guide pilgrims throughout the period of core Hajj rituals.
“The committee will make sure that no pilgrim is left in Munah on the day of Arafat and after the Arafat they will ensure that all pilgrims move to Muzdalifah and from there they will guide pilgrims on how to go to Jamrat and do the symbolic devil stoning,” Mahmud said.
(NAN)
