The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON says it willensure that all pilgrims from Nigeria are transported to Saudi Arabia beforethe August 6 deadline given by Saudi authorities for Nigerian pilgrims. The NAHCON’s Madinah Coordinator for the 2019 Hajj, AhmedMaigari, stated this in Madinah, Saudi Arabia while speaking with journalists. He said that the Commission had so far transported more thantwenty-six-thousand pilgrims from Nigeria to Madinah, adding that efforts werebeing intensified to transport the remaining pilgrims before the deadline. The Coordinator noted that the innovation introduced fouryears ago had also reduced crossing of road by pilgrims and road accidentsamong the pilgrims. He said the innovation was to ensure that pilgrims gotvalue for their money during the Hajj. Maigari, however, advised pilgrims to make use of theservices of the officials of the Commission, especially while changing theirmoney into other currencies, to avoid falling victim of people of questionablecharacters.