The latest batch departed on Sunday aboard Air Peace flight APK7934 from Maiduguri to Madinah at 2:21 p.m., carrying 313 pilgrims from Yobe State, comprising 209 males and 104 females.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has so far airlifted 32,539 Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise through 80 outbound flights.
The latest batch departed on Sunday aboard Air Peace flight APK7934 from Maiduguri to Madinah at 2:21 p.m., carrying 313 pilgrims from Yobe State, comprising 209 males and 104 females.
Earlier on Sunday, Minna, Niger State, aboard a Flynas aircraft heading to Madinah.
According to an update from the NAHCON Command and Control Centre in Abuja, Flynas Flight XY8448 departed the Minna Airport at about 1:52 p.m. on May 17 with 382 pilgrims and 23 officials on board.
