Ogun welcomes 345 returning Hajj pilgrims as flight lands at Gateway International Airport

The archetypal batch of 345 Ogun State pilgrims who travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to execute the 2026 Hajj has returned safely to Nigeria aft successfully completing the spiritual workout successful the beatified cities of Mecca and Medina.

The pilgrims, comprising 151 males and 194 females, arrived straight from Saudi Arabia astatine the Gateway International Airport, Ilisan-Iperu Remo, aboard a Flynas A330 aircraft, touching down astatine 8:41 p.m. on Thursday.

The accomplishment marks a important milestone for the airport, which received the pilgrims connected a nonstop planetary formation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuing the palmy completion of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.

The pilgrims were received by apical authorities officials, including representatives of the Ogun State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and the Head of Service, Mr. Olarenwaju Iskeel Saka.

Speaking during a reception organised for the returning pilgrims astatine the airport, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, described the palmy behaviour of the 2026 Hajj operations arsenic a singular accomplishment for the state.

“I consciousness precise blessed and elat...