Hajj 2017: ‘Bauchi pilgrim left behind for misplacing passport’

A female pilgrim from Bauchi has been left behind in Saudi Arabia following the loss of her passport, Executive Secretary, Bauchi state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdullahi Hardawa, has disclosed. Hardawa, who briefed journalists on the exercise in Bauchi after the arrival of the last fl ight that brought back the pilgrims, said that the unnamed pilgrim was from Tafawa Balewa local government area of the state. “All pilgrims are back to the country, except one woman that lost her passport”, he said. Th e official, however, said that Nigerian officials in the Holy City were processing a new passport to enable her return. He described the exercise as “generally a success”, and attributed that to the full support and total commitment of the Bauchi state government. Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Adamu, in a remark, commended pilgrims from Nigeria for exhibiting good conduct throughout their stay in the Holy land. He also commended state pilgrims welfare boards for their support to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria during the pilgrimage, and described the 2017 pilgrimage as a “huge success”. Ibrahim Jahun, Chairman, Bauchi state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, commended offi cials, sponsored by the state government to cater for the welfare of the state pilgrims, for what he described as “total commitment” to assigned responsibilities”

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