Kaduna Begins Airlift of 2026 Hajj Pilgrims Returning on June 15

The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has announced that the return airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria will begin on 15 June 2026.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the agency’s chairman, Malam Salihu S. Abubakar, said that all pilgrims will be transported home in the same order in which they arrived in the Kingdom for the 2026 Hajj.

The statement, signed by the agency’s Public Relations Officer Ibrahim Datti on Sunday, explained that those who left Nigeria on the first outbound flight will return on the first inbound flight, and subsequent groups will be airlifted according to their original travel schedules.

Abubakar added that no pilgrim will be allowed to change or select a different return flight outside the arrangements made by the agency.

“Pilgrims who arrived on the first flight will return on the first flight, while other groups will be transported according to their respective schedules,” he said.

The chairman urged all Kaduna pilgrims to cooperate with agency officials and strictly follow the approved return timetable to ensure a smooth and successful airlift operation.