Kaduna state Muslim Pilgrims welfare board to refund N140 million

The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board
said it would commence refunding over N140
million to pilgrims who performed pilgrimage in
2016 and 2017 from Thursday, Dec. 28.
The Overseer of the Board, Imam Husaini Ikara,
made this known in a statement signed by the
board’s Public Relations Officer, Yunusa
Abdullahi.
Ikara said that each of 2016 pilgrims would be
paid N1,265. 65, while 2017 pilgrims would
receive N12,862.08 as refunds for transportation,
feeding and other services not rendered to them
during the Hajj periods.
He said that 29 intending pilgrims, who were
unable to go on pilgrimage in 2017, would be
refunded all their money with the exception of
administrative charges including cost of main and
hand luggage as well as the uniform which had
already been given to them.
Ikara called on the affected pilgrims to contact
their registration officers with their International
Passport that had either 2016 or 2017 Hajj visa
before being paid.
He advised registration officers to ensure all the
affected pilgrims received their refunds after full
identification and urged the pilgrims to also
comply with modalities for the payment for
accountability and transparency.
The overseer said that the refund was money the
board received from National Hajj Commission of
Nigeria (NAHCON) earlier this month for services
not rendered by the various service providers to
the pilgrims during the pilgrimage. (NAN)