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The online registration for 2025 intending pilgrims has been launched by Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, the Executive Secretary of Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Wednesday.
The board’s Press Secretary, Jumoke Jimoh, in a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, said the registration was for those wishing to register through the state.
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The Executive Secretary was quoted as saying all intending pilgrims were expected to raise a bank draft of N8.5m after completion of form.
”The bank draft should be submitted at the board’s headquarters,” he said.
The Executive Secretary, according to Jimoh, encouraged all Muslim individuals living in or outside of Kwara who intend to participate in this year’s hajj through the board to comply with the instruction.
In another news, the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has saved 719 individuals from the flood that affected Maiduguri and Jere areas in the state as reported by The Eastern Updates.
The agency’s Director-General, Mohammed Barkindo, revealed this information while providing an update on the flood’s progression into its second day on Wednesday.
Barkindo explained that the victims were trapped on rooftops, trees, and upstairs in various locations around the town.
“SEMA went with divers and rescued 719 people trapped in trees and upstairs, taking them to their chosen locations. The rescue operations started yesterday and continued up to this time today.
“We documented their contacts to check on their well-being since they were taken to private residences, where they insisted on living with their relatives.
“Virtually all those we rescued, especially along Lagos Street, said they preferred to stay with their relatives, while the rest also suggested better options. None of the 719 was taken to the camp,” he said.
According to him, the divers’ improvised rescue facilities, such as ropes, tubes, and other materials, were used to carry out the operation.
