By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
So far, a total of 1,296 Jigawa state pilgrims has arrives in Saudi Arabia for this years hajj exercise.The Pilgrims were received by the board officials at Madina. 
Speaking to the Pilgrims the Amirul Hajj emir of Hadejia Adamu Abubakar Maje urged the Pilgrims to be law abiding while at the holy land and pray for themselves and the nation for peace to restore.
He also urged them to ask questions whenever they didn’t understand anything so that they can be able to perform Hajj Mabrur.
Meanwhile, the board organised lectures for the Pilgrims at their hotels to remind them that Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam, and they are here for the exercise, and urge them to be patient all the time while at Madina or Makka.
Also the first batch of 420 Pilgrims have already moved to Makka after spending four days at Madina.
Murtala Usman Madobi
Public relations officer
Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board.
