{"id":163028,"date":"2025-05-18T22:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kwara-fourth-batch-of-pilgrims-airlifted-to-saudi-arabia"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:16:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:16:46","slug":"kwara-fourth-batch-of-pilgrims-airlifted-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwara-fourth-batch-of-pilgrims-airlifted-to-saudi-arabia","title":{"rendered":"Kwara: Fourth batch of pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has airlifted the fourth batch of 558 pilgrims from the state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the total number of pilgrims airlifted from the state to 2,083, including nine officials of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON.<\/p>\n<p>One official from the state led the batch, according to a statement by the Press Secretary of the board, Jumoke Jimoh, in Ilorin on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing the pilgrims before their departure, the State Amirul Hajj, the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Barrister Ismail Bolaji Yahaya, urged them to be exemplary ambassadors of the state and the country at large while in the holy land.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Chairman of the Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Prof. Mahmood Jimba, prayed to Almighty Allah to grant them a safe trip and accept their acts of worship.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Executive Secretary urged the pilgrims to obey the rules and regulations guiding their stay in the foreign land by avoiding negative tendencies that could bring disrepute or tarnish the image of the state and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrims departed the Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, aboard a Max Airline flight, which took off at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday en route to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the remaining intending pilgrims are expected to depart on Monday, according to the airlifting schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has airlifted the fourth batch of 558 pilgrims from the state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the early hours of Sunday. This brings the total number of pilgrims airlifted from the state to 2,083, including nine officials of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON. 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