Tag: Hajj 2022

Sokoto: Terrorists who attacked intending pilgrims gunned down 6 policemen – Witness

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Six of the mobile policemen who engaged bandits during an attack on the convoy of intending pilgrims in Sokoto paid the ultimate price, according to an eyewitness. Recall that the pilgrims were reportedly heading for Sokoto ahead of the take-off to the Holy Land of Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage but were attacked along Gundumi forest. It was gathered that all the intending pilgrims were brought back unhurt to the Palace of the Sarkin Gobir of Isa, in the State. According to the eyewitness, a resident of…

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Matawalle appoints Zamfara Speaker as 2022 Amirul Hajj

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Governor Bello Matawalle, of Zamfara State, has approved the appointment of State House of Assembly Speaker, Nasiru Magarya, as Amirul Hajj (leader of Hajj pilgrims) of the state for the 2022 Hajj. This is contained in an issued press statement signed the Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe, in Gusau, on Monday. “This is to inform the general public that Governor Bello Matawalle has approved the appointment of Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, as Amirul Hajj and leader of the state government delegation for the 2022…

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2022 Hajj: NAHCON announces fares for intending pilgrims

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Nigerian intending pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj from southern Nigeria are to pay N2,496,815.29, while their counterparts from the northern part of the country will pay N2,449,607.89. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON), announced the costs through its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Zikrullah Hassan, in an extraordinary meeting with Chief Executives of Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards at its headquarters in Abuja. The Commission, in an issued press statement, said intending pilgrims departing from Adamawa and Borno will pay N2,408,197.89 because of their proximity to Saudi Arabia. They will…

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