Hajj 2026: Kaduna pilgrims complete Madina rituals, head to Makkah

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency will convey the last batch of pilgrims to Makkah on Friday, May 22, 2026, after spending the mandatory four days in Madina.

A statement issued on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary, Ibraheem Musa, attributed the seamless evacuation to Governor Uba Sani’s adequate support to the agency.

Quoting the Director of Operations of the pilgrims agency, Abubakar Yusuf, the statement noted that Sani’s support enabled the commencement of early preparations for the pilgrimage, beginning with the weekly sensitisation of intending pilgrims in Nigeria.

“The exercise educated our pilgrims on all aspects of Hajj, the rules of Saudi Arabia and how they should conduct themselves throughout the pilgrimage,” Yusuf added.

Yusuf noted that “that foundation laid the ground of the smooth conduct of all the Hajj rites in Madina,” adding that the agency’s officials did not encounter much challenges with Kaduna State pilgrims.

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He also commended the Kaduna State Hajj Delegation Committee under the leadership of Abubakar Mustapha, former Head of Service, for giving over guidance during the pilgrims’ sojourn at Madina.

Yusuf recalled that the state hajj delegation had visited Sani Garba, a pilgrim who was hospitalised at the Almiqati General Hospital in Madina, alongside staff of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency.

He further disclosed that Sani had been discharged and left for Makkah on Thursday.

Yusuf commended the members of the Special Hajj Committee and the Management of Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency for housing pilgrims at Misfalah district in Makkah, along Ibrahim Khalil Road, situated within a  walkable distance to the Masjid al-Haram.