The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, KSPWB, said 2,300 intending pilgrims who deposited money for the 2021 Hajj pilgrimage will be refunded of their deposits.
The Saudi government on June 12, declared that foreign pilgrims would not be allowed to perform the 2021 Hajj, restricting the annual pilgrimage to only citizens and residents.
The government set a maximum of 60,000 pilgrims in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Executive Secretary of the Board, Muhammad Abba, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday.
Mr Abba revealed that 5,500 intending pilgrims registered for the 2021 Hajj in the state.
“Over 200 cheques are ready but the owners have not come for it, we are also processing more cheques, “ he said.
Mr Abba called on other intending pilgrims who want to collect their fare to write, so that their cheques can be issued.
NAN reports that in 2020, only 1,000 pilgrims were allowed to perform the hajj because of COVID-19.
NAN
