541 Kwara pilgrims return from Hajj; crave local food
The first batch of 541 pilgrims from Kwara, who performed the 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, returned home on Thursday.
Max Aircraft 5N-ADM, which transported the pilgrims, taxied down at the llorin International Airport at about 8:00 a.m., on Thursday.
The pilgrims praised Allah as they alighted from the aircraft to meet their families and loved ones who had spent a night at the airport, waiting for their arrival.
Some of the pilgrims who spoke with NAN thanked the Almighty Allah for His mercy throughout the spiritual exercise in the Holy Land.
A pilgrim, Tunde Kanike, who thanked Allah for the 2022 Hajj, commended the state government for its effort in ensuring the success of the Holy Pilgrimage.
Mr Kanike enjoined the state Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board to strive hard to improve on the welfare of pilgrims by providing them with local food in Saudi Arabia.
Kuburat Abimbola-Lawal, another pilgrim, supported the claim and appreciated Allah for the successful holy pilgrimage.
A total of 1,409 pilgrims, including officials, performed the 2022 Hajj through the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board from Kwara.
(NAN)
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