3rd Batch Of 533 Kwara Pilgrims Arrive Ilorin 

 Third batch of five hundred and thirty-three pilgrims from Kwara State who participated in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has landed safely after completing the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.

 The pilgrims arrived at the General Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, aboard a Max Air flight at ten minutes past one this afternoon, accompanied by members of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board.

Members of the Board including Mallam Kawu Shuaib, Alhaja Hassana Fatimoh, Alhaja Khadijat, Alhaja Habibat and Alhaji Dan-Magoro

With the arrival of the 533 pilgrims, the total number of pilgrims who have returned to Kwara State now stands at 1486 out of the 1,714 pilgrims who participated in this year’s Hajj from the state.

Meanwhile, the last batch of Kwara State pilgrims who participated in the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage is expected to arrive in Ilorin on Friday.