The Chairman, Edo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Malam Ibrahim Oyarekhua, Tuesday said that the 430 pilgrims that performed the 2023 Hajj from the State would return Thursday and Friday.
Oyarekhua disclosed this during a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin.
The pilgrims from the State, he confirmed, exhibited good conduct during the Hajj exercise and were good ambassadors for the period the religious rites lasted.
“The pilgrims have completed their Hajj operation and they are waiting to be airlifted back home.
“The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given us July 20 and July 21 for their airlift back to Nigeria.
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“The aircraft doesn’t have the capacity to airlift the whole pilgrims at once. The pilgrims are in two batches.
“The first batch would be airlifted on Thursday evening while the second batch would be airlifted on Friday,” the chairman said.
According to him, the pilgrims’ performance in the Holy land was outstanding and no one was lost during the exercise.
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