The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia has extended landing permits of Nigerian Hajj carriers from July 4 to 6.
“God is asking us that in our areas of influence, we should do more and bring people to Jesus Christ.”
The action of the pastor has continued to elicit angry reactions from Nigerians, especially Christian believers who consider the church’s teachings an heresy.
The 1,979 pilgrims are part of the 2,600 slots allocated to the state by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
At least 50 church attendees, including under-age children between the ages of 8, 10 and 12 years old, were kept in an “underground” facility of the church.
Niger State citizens going on Hajj pilgrimage have been urged them to be law-abiding while in the holy land.
The accused persons who had no legal representation to plead their case were found guilty of sodomy and thereby sentenced by the Islamic court.
“If we want to have a peaceful political process, why can’t the parties have a religious balance of the whole process?”
Dhul-Hijjah is a sacred month in the Islamic calendar, in which the Ḥajj takes place, as well as the Festival of the Sacrifice.
A Nigerian pilgrim, Aisha Ahmed, from Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, died in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
