Hajj commission bars Family and Tours from hajj operations

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has banned Family and Tours, a private tour operator, from participating in Hajj and Umrah activities for contravening the commission’s regulation governing Hajj and Umrah operations.

The Commission’s Head of Media Unit, Mrs Fatima Mustapha, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

She explained that the sanction was because Family and Tours, aided the overstay of 96 of its pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during the 2017 Hajj operation, which contravened the regulations governing Hajj and Umrah operations.

The head of media said that the commission would henceforth begin to enforce and prosecute any surety whose ward, guardian and pilgrims fail to return home after the Hajj and Umrah exercise.

She, however, advised State Pilgrims Welfare Boards, agencies and commissions, to…