By Admin
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board set to commence the airlift of intending pilgrims from the state, with the first batch scheduled to be airlifted tomorrow from the Ilorin International Airport to the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, disclosed this during the enlightenment programme organized for the intending pilgrims to this year’s Hajj, held at the Board’s premises in Ilorin.
In a press release through the state press secretary, Jumoke Jimoh, further stated that vaccination for the intending pilgrims from the state have been done, while the distribution of uniforms and travelling bags were also concluded.
According to him, Kwara will have four scheduled flights, with each flight consisting of 550 pilgrims and a total of 2,174 intending pilgrims from the state.
The take off date for the four scheduled flights, the Executive Secretary stated, would be 12th May for the first batch of the intending pilgrims, second batch will be on the 14th, third batch will be taking their turn on the 16th, while intending pilgrims for the last batch are expected to leave for Saudi Arabia on the 17th of May, 2025.
In his remarks, the Chairman, Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Professor Mashood Mahmud-Jimba, called on intending pilgrims to desist from abusive words before, during and after their stay on the plane of Arafat in order to have a holy pilgrimage exercise.
