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2018 Pilgrimage: 6,147 Muslims Already Airlifted To Saudi Arabia

No fewer than 6,000 Nigerian Muslims have so far been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage.

According to information from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) today, Tuesday, MaxAir flight NGL1055 departed Kaduna to Jeddah at about  11:52 with 558 Kaduna Pilgrims.

The statement said that 385 of those airlifted today are males while173 are females.

It said that so far,  14 flights have been operated by the various airlines participating in the exercise.