Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State who
performed this year’s Hajj were detained by the
Saudi Arabian authorities for a drug-related
offence.
Alhaji Adeleke AbdulKareem, the Secretary, Oyo
State Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Ibadan on Monday.
Abdulkareem said the affected pilgrims were
females, adding that one of them escaped while
the other was still in detention.
He said that the drug found with the pilgrims
was Tramador, a contraband in Saudi Arabia,
which the pilgrims had been warned against.
The secretary also said that two other pilgrims
from the state died due to ill health before
Arafat Day.
Abdulkareem said that the last batch of pilgrims
from the state arrived Nigeria on Oct. 11.
He warned pilgrims to always comply with the
rules and regulation of the Saudi authorities to
avoid being arrested or tarnishing the country’s
image.
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