Nigeria, April 28 -- The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced 12 May for the inaugural flight of intending pilgrims for the 2025 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

The executive secretary of the board, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, disclosed this in Ilorin on Sunday while speaking during an enlightenment programme for the intending pilgrims.

He said the 2,174 intending pilgrims from the state would be flown to Saudi Arabia in four batches.

He said the visas for 2,125 intending pilgrims are ready, while the remaining would be ready by Tuesday.

Mr Abdulsalam also disclosed that vaccination and medical screening for intending pilgrims would be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday.

He said the intending pilgrims would be airlifted to ...