Screen pilgrims before 2027 Hajj to avoid ISWAP inclusion – Group charges NAHCON

A faith-based civilian nine organization, CSO, the Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has charged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON and authorities pilgrims boards to marque pre-registration information screening mandatory for each intending pilgrims up of the 2027 Hajj.

The group, which monitors Hajj and Umrah operations, said the telephone follows the caller apprehension of suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders connected accomplishment from Hajj, which it described arsenic a informing motion for Nigeria’s pilgrimage system.

In a connection connected Monday signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, IHR said: “Pre-registration screening should beryllium made compulsory for each intending pilgrims participating successful the 2027 Hajj exercise.”

The radical projected that NAHCON and State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards acceptable up dedicated information screening committees to vet intending pilgrims who person paid the archetypal deposit, earlier last registration is completed.

“NAHCON and the State Boards should make information screening committees that volition sojourn states each 2 weeks to get the profiles of intending pilgrims and decently vet them to forestall a re...