“A new set of rule which will make it mandatory for pilgrims in Madina to be moved to Makkah after 5 days stay in the second holiest city. The new policy becomes imperative following the complaint of overcrowding of Nigerian pilgrims in the City of Madina.”

Mousa Ubandawaki, Deputy Director, Information and Publications, NAHCON said in a statement yesterday, that for the first time in a long time, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is given100 percent Nigerian pilgrims the opportunity to visit Madina in the first phase or before Arafat.

“The new policy becomes imperative following the complaint of overcrowding of Nigerian pilgrims in the City of Madina. It is important to note that for the first time in a long time, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is giving 100 percent Nigerian pilgrims the opportunity to visit Madina in the first phase or before Arafat.

“However, to achieve this and in order to avert sanctions against the country if there are pilgrims overcrowding in Madinah, the commission had to adopt the new policy, after wide consultations and exhaustive deliberation,” Ubandawaki explained.

“While reiterating our commitment to ensure that Nigerian pilgrims receive the best quality service in terms of facilities and welfare, the Commission is left with no choice than to adopt this measure in the overall interest of the Nigerian Pilgrims,” he added.

Meanwhile, NAHCON has transported a total of 35,817 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 85 flights since the commencement of airlift operations on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Idris Mahmud, the Madinah’s coordinator of NAHCON, disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen on the 2023 Hajj operations in Madinah so far.
He indicated that out of 35,817 pilgrims transported to the Kingdom, 15,749 have moved to Makkah to continue with the next phase of the Hajj ritual, while 20, 068 are still in Madinah praying at the Prophet’s Mosque and performing their ziyarat.

“As at today, a total of 80 flights conveying 35,817 pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and they were all accommodated in 31 hotels.”

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