Hajj: Your luggage is safe, Kaduna agency assures pilgrims

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has assured that all carry-all luggage will arrive Nigeria before pilgrims from the state leave Saudi Arabia.

The Chairman of the Luggage Committee, Prof. Muhammad Gwadabe, gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Gwadabe said this following the arrival of the second batch of Kaduna pilgrims in Nigeria.

The committee chairman assured pilgrims that adequate arrangements had been put in place to forestall the missing of luggage.

He stated that officials of the agency were already on ground to secure the luggage, urging all pilgrims to collect their luggage personally.

According to him, luggage will neither be given to third parties, nor will bulk clearance of luggage be allowed.

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Explaining how the process works, Gwadabe said the luggage are first weighed in Makkah to ascertain that they comply with the 32 kilograms limit.

Gwadabe said: “Thereafter, the luggage will be tagged and the owner of the luggage will be given a card whose number and other details correspond with the tag.

“When he or she arrives, the Mando Hajj Camp upon reaching Kaduna, he or she will present the card to the officials, who will fish it out and bring it to the owner.

“The officials will scruitinise the pilgrim’s passport, to find out whether he or she was supposed to be on the flight in the first place.

“Thereafter, they will check his card to find out if the number and other security details correspond with the tag on the luggage.”

He noted that there are also security officials to check against the importation of illegal items.

The committee chairman disclosed that the luggage are usually stored in safe places to shield them against the elements.

He further stated that pilgrims are usually advised to seal their luggage with adhesive tapes in Makkah, to protect them from possible rain in Nigeria.

Gwadabe, however, enjoined pilgrims to stick to the weight limit of 32 kilograms, stressing that the agency will not convey any luggage above it.