Hajj 2026: First batch of 344 Lagos pilgrims return home

The first batch of 344 Lagos State pilgrims who participated in the 2026 Hajj exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has returned to Nigeria.
A statement by the Lagos state government said the pilgrims arrived in Lagos on Monday aboard Flynas flight XY9492, which departed Jeddah and landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 7:37 p.m. Nigerian time.
Officials of the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board received the returnees at the airport following the successful completion of the religious exercise in the Holy Land.
Speaking after the arrival, the Chairman of the Dawah and Enlightenment Committee, Prof. Kabir Paramole, who led other officials on th...