Hajj: NAHCON Begins Transportation Of Zamzam Water From Makah

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in continuance of its determination to ensure the 2016 hajj is successful without difficulties for Nigerian pilgrims, has commenced the transportation of Pilgrims’ Zamzam ((holy water) to Nigeria from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.NAHCON chairman, Barrister Abdullahi Muktar Muhammad disclosed this yesterday while interacting with members of the 2016 hajj media team in Abuja. He said the move is to ease the problem of Pilgrims from carrying excess luggage when the return leg of the Hajj Airlift commences after the Hajj exercise. According to him, every pilgrim is entitled to a 5 litre of Zamzam on arrival from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria. He said with this development, pilgrims would not have to bother themselves carrying Zamzam back to Nigeria as every pilgrim would be given his or her own on arrival in Nigeria at their various hajj camps.He said the zamzam has so far been delivered to Gombe, Maiduguri, Lagos, Kaduna and Kano departure zones ahead of the pilgrims return. Meanwhile over 30 thousand Pilgrims have so far been airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage.