A canoe operator, Haruna, said he charged N5,000 and above to ferry a passenger to flooded residential quarters and other affected areas.
He advised those whose Umrah was questionable to repeat it before the commencement of Hajj.
The mini ambulances provide access to maternal health and strengthen referral mechanisms for gender-based violence (GBV) services, particularly in hard-to-reach locations.
Two million pilgrims from around the world, including Nigeria, who arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj, have converged on the plains of Arafat.
Saudi authorities have agreed to relocate about 10,000 Nigerian pilgrims to an additional site to decongest the tent in Muna.
