NAHCON’s Command and Control Centre said that MaxAir NGL1049 had departed Ilorin for Jeddah at 05:40 a. m., with 369 Kwara State pilgrims on board, comprising of 187 males and 182 females.
Meanwhile, Nigerian pilgrims have been conducting their religious obligations toward the fulfilment of Hajj requirement in Makkah.
However, in spite of the advice from NAHCON officers to the pilgrims to concentrate on the religious aspect of their journey to Makkah, some of them have embarked on shopping sprees.
The shoppers claimed that what they are buying are meant to serve as gifts for their families and friends at home.
News Agency of Nigeria correspondent in Madinah reports that the least article available for purchase as a gift is 5 Riyad, equivalent to N500.
Many pilgrims, however, told NAN that they prayed for peace in Nigeria, besides praying for their families and friends.
Some said they made friends among fellow Muslims from other parts of the world.
(NAN)
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