Hajj 2027: Kebbi registers 3,257 pilgrims, remits N2.5bn to NAHCON

The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (KSPWA) has registered 3,257 intending pilgrims for the 2027 pilgrimage. The figure, which is 95 percent of the number allocated to the state, is higher than any state in the federation.

So far, the agency has remitted N2.5 billion Hajj fares to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), preparatory to the spiritual exercise in Saudi Arabia.

The Executive Chairman of KSPWA, Faruk Aliyu Yaro Enabo, gave the statistics, when a delegation from NAHCON paid a courtesy visit to Governor Nasir Idris at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, Wednesday.

Enabo stated that Kebbi would remit the final payment of N5 billion to NAHCON within the next few days to beat the 26th September, 2026 dedline for the closure of registration set by the Saudi Arabian authorities.

“The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has attained 95% registration of intending pilgrims and 85% remittance of Hajj fares to NAHCON.

“We advise the remaining pilgrims who made individual deposits of N5 million to hasten the completion of payment, while others with passport documentation should normalise the process.

“Likewise, medical screening of intending pilgrims is on course, being conducted at local government level, which will progress to zonal level and at the Hajj camp.

“This is in strict compliance with Saudi stipulations on health care, detailing nine diseases to be examined from every intending pilgrim, towards ensuring that no pilgrim is afflicted, that can earn him/her disqualification from entry into the Holy Land.

“Last year, Kebbi had the least number of cases – about 6 pilgrims – while some states recorded 50 cases.”