The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has begun the inbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims, with 1,310 of them already returned back home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A data released by Malam Shafii Mohammed, Principal Information Officer, NAHCON, said that four designated Nigerian Hajj air carriers recorded a total of four flights.
Mohammed said, “Max Air flight VM269 departed Jeddah to Bauchi at 08:07hrs with 551 pilgrims and seven officials.
“Flynas flight XY9006 departed Jeddah to Kebbi at 09:45hrs with 413 Kebbi pilgrims and six officials.
“UMZA flight UY3534 departed Jeddah to Abuja at 13:12hrs with 41 pilgrims and 122 officials.
“Air Peace flight APK7901 departed Jeddah to Owerri at 23:45hrs with 305 pilgrims and seven officials.”
Approximately 63,000 Nigerian pilgrims performed the just-concluded 2025 Hajj.
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