Airlift of Nigerian Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia begins tomorrow.
No fewer than 85, 000 Nigerian pilgrims performed this year’s pilgrimage to the islamic holy land.
The pilgrims from Ogun, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory will be the first set to return home.
The airlifting of the pilgrims from today was part of the decisions reached at a meeting between by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Chairmen of Muslim Pilgrims Boards from the States on Tuesday night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.