Hajj: 1,584 Kaduna pilgrims return home

The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Malam Salisu Anchau, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna.

Anchau said that the pilgrims were transported in batches adding that the latest batch arrived at the Kaduna International Airport at about 1:52 p.m. on Sunday.

According to him, the remaining 924 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are expected to be transported back home in the next two flights.

He said, however, that two of the state’s pilgrims died while performing the Holy Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

“We lost two pilgrims -one Asiya Aminu from Zaria Local Government Area (LGA) who died during Arafat and one Maryam Ahmad from Igabi LGA who died after Arafat,” he said.

He said that the pilgrims who returned home were from Igabi, Zaria, Ikara, Giwa, Soba, Lere, Kagarko, Kaduna North, Kudan, Kaura, Zangon Kataf and Sanga LGAs.

Others were from Kachia, Chikun, Sabon Gari, Kubau, Kauru and Jaba LGAs.