The first batch of 420 pilgrims from Kebbi State for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage departed Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, on Friday evening via a direct flight to Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
All pilgrims were issued their Basic Travel Allowance in cash as part of the seamless arrangements made for the exercise.
The Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, who represented Governor Nasir Idris, along with the State Amirul Hajj and Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Muhammadu Mera, and the Executive Chairman of the Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruq Aliyu Yaro, were at the airport to bid the pilgrims farewell.
The Amirul Hajj confirmed that all arrangements for the airlift of Kebbi’s 3,800 pilgrims have been completed, including the issuance of passports, visas, and Basic Travel Allowance for pilgrims from the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
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