Two weeks after the end of hajj in Saudi Arabia, over 1,000 pilgrims from Oyo State are reportedly stranded in the country following the uncertainty about their return to Nigeria.
It was gathered from the camp of the pilgrims that plans to take them back to the country havd run into hitches.
Commenting on the development, the state’s chairman, Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board, Professor Sayed Malik, said efforts of the board to ensure the timely return of the pilgrims were obstructed by logistic problems.
“We planned to take our pilgrims back to Nigeria immediately after their return to Makkah from Mina. But NAHCON and the airline contracted to convey us, Aero Contractors were not responding to our demands for prompt airlift. Later we were told by NAHCON that the airline was denied a landing permit in Jeddah,” Malik said.
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