By GARBA MUHAMMAD, Kaduna

The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, has explained why about 101 intending pilgrims from the state missed the 2022 Hajj exercise.

Speaking at the 2022 post-Hajj review exercise organized by the agency on Thursday in Kaduna, Arrigasiyya explained that about 101 pilgrims were not airlifted due to some external problems relating to Visa issuance.

He added that the agency processed 2,489 pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj exercise as against the 2,591 allocated to the state.

On the success of the exercise, Arrigasiyyu stated that it was hitch-free and that all responsibilities of the agency were discharged to the pilgrims.

"We had no record of missing luggage and our pilgrims were fed well all through the pilgrimage. We just recorded the death of about three pilgrims which is beyond human control," he added.

In her remarks, Kaduna State Acting Governor, Doctor Hadiza Balarebe, commended the agency for creating an avenue for the review of the 2022 Hajj exercise which was first of its kind in the state.

She assured that, the reports of the review would be presented to the appropriate quarters for further actions.

The Acting Governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning Commission, Umma Yusuf Aboki, re-iterated government's commitment towards improving harmonious relationship between Muslims and Christians in the state.

She assured of the state’s efforts towards creating an atmosphere for a united state, noting that Kaduna State was known to be a city for all without distinction between the two faiths; Islam and Christianity.

Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Yusuf Arrigasiyyu

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