{"id":277897,"date":"2023-07-04T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=277897"},"modified":"2023-07-04T19:29:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:29:40","slug":"hajj-813-nigerian-pilgrims-depart-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/04\/hajj-813-nigerian-pilgrims-depart-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj: 813 Nigerian pilgrims depart Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the successfully completion of this year\u2019s Hajj rites in Makkah, the first batch of 813 Nigerian pilgrims have departed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on their way back to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had last Sunday revealed its preparedness to begin the homeward airlift of Nigerian pilgrims on Tuesday, June 4, assuring that it will complete the return operations by August 3.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike 2022, when it had about 43,000 slots for the first post-Covid Hajj exercise, which was describes as \u201cemergency Hajj\u201d, Nigeria was allotted 95,000 slots by Saudi authorities this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/02\/breaking-six-nigerians-die-in-arafat-mina-nahcon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAHCON<\/a> allocated 75,000 slots to the various state pilgrims welfare boards, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the remaining 20,000 was given to private tour operators.<\/p>\n<p>Two flights operated by Saudi airline, FlyNas, departed the King Abdulazziz International Airport in Jeddah for Sokoto and Lagos respectively today (Tuesday).<\/p>\n<p>The first flight, which departed Jeddah at 1:55pm local time (11:55am, Nigerian time) had 426 Sokoto pilgrims with one official on board.<\/p>\n<p>The second flight departed Jeddah for Lagos at 5:57pm, Saudi time (3:57pm, Nigerian time) with 387 Osun pilgrims with two officials, bringing the total airlifts to 813.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a NAHCON official, who spoke with Tribune Online on condition of anonymity from Makkah Tuesday evening, said despite the fact that the homebound airlift may experience slow pace, the Nigerian Hajj body is determined to fast track the airlift of the country\u2019s contingent.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official, given the fact that most countries would airlift their pilgrims from Jeddah and Madinah, many flights would be leaving the airports almost at the same time which might slow down departure operations.<\/p>\n<p>He added that majority of Nigerian pilgrims will depart Saudi Arabia through Jeddah, since almost all Nigerian pilgrims had visited Madinah before the commencement of Hajj rites.<\/p>\n<p>This, he said, would make it cumbersome for NAHCON to first transport the pilgrims to Madinah by road before airlifting their to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of our pilgrims, if not all, have visited Madinah before the commencement of Hajj rites. It will be difficult to transport them back there for airlifting back to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe journey is more than six hours by road. Jeddah is the best option for us as departure point of our pilgrims,\u201d he said, assuring that NAHCON will not leave any stones unturned in ensuring timely airlift of Nigerian pilgrims back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the successfully completion of this year\u2019s Hajj rites in Makkah, the first batch of 813 Nigerian pilgrims have departed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on their way back to Nigeria. 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