The last batch of pilgrims from Kebbi State arrived in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi, on Saturday evening after completing this year’s Hajj exercise.
Although there was no official statement from the State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, LEADERSHIP gathered that the flight, which consisted of 400 pilgrims from Borno and Kebbi states, arrived at Maiduguri International Airport at about 1:48 a.m. Nigerian time on Friday before it moved to Birnin Kebbi’s Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (BKSABIA) on Saturday.
The batch comprised the executive chairman of Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, PWA officials, and government officials.
When they alighted at SABIA in Birnin Kebbi, the 200 pilgrims on board from Kebbi State were happy and in good health.