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THE Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board has embarked on a sensitisation tour of all the 25 local government areas of the state on the non-participation of international pilgrims in this year’s hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Umar Makun Lapai, at Bosso Local Government secretariat, said the restriction of this year’s hajj, again, to Saudi residents came to the board as a surprise because arrangements for the pilgrimage were almost concluded before the announcement from the Saudi authorities.
He stated that the board had been directed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to interface with intending pilgrims and educate them about the reason for the development.