Pilgrims
By Mohammad Nur Tijani
Kano, Sept. 7, 2018 (NAN) The first batch of 542 Kano State Pilgrims who performed the 2018 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia, have returned home.
The pilgrims, who were on board a Max Air Boeing 747 aircraft, landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport around 4:35am on Friday.
Hajiya Hadiza Abbas, the Public Relations Officer of Kano state pilgrims welfare board disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday.
She said the pilgrims were from Dala, Fagge, Ungoggo, Gwale and Bebeji local government areas of the state.
Abbas, who is currently in the Holy land, said the pilgrims were in good health condition and have since returned to their respective local government areas of origin.
According to her, the board had already started preparations for the transportation of the second batch of its pilgrims on Sunday, Sept. 9.
NAN recalled that no fewer than 2,850 pilgrims from the state performed the 2018 Hajj exercise. (NAN)
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