THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed intending pilgrims to report at the permanent Hajj Transit Camp as it prepares to commence flights for the 2022 hajj exercise.
Muhammad Nasiru Danmallam, Director of the Board, said in a statement that the camping exercise was to prepare the intending pilgrims for their airlift to Saudi Arabia.
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He disclosed that the first flight of FCT intending pilgrims was scheduled for Friday, and requested concerned intending pilgrims to report on Thursday for the collection of their travel documents and other preparations for the airlift.
Danmallam advised intending pilgrims to abide by laid-down regulations, noting that they would be subjected to a mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in line with the guidelines set by Saudi Arabian authorities.
While he explained that arrangements for the Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) had been concluded by the Board, Danmallam asked the intending pilgrims to check their flight schedules at the head office of the Board in the Central Area, or at the permanent Hajj camp located at Bassan Jiwa, near the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
It was gathered that about 2,000 intending pilgrims were expected to be airlifted from the FCT for this year’s exercise.
