Hajj 2023- Breaking News-Illegal Hajj SEEKERS arrested by Saudi Arabia police

 Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabia police in collaboration with the Ghana Hajj Board task force has arrested three Ghanaians who were found at the hotels of pilgrims of Ghana Hajj board  in accordance with the laws of the kingdom.

One of the three arrested who is a Ghanaian resident in Saudi Arabia has since been released and the two who traveled from Ghana with a visiting Visa to perform Hajj are facing the consequences and will be deported back to Ghana after serving jail sentences. 

The head of the Ghanaian task force, Salihu Mohammed Paapa said, his outfit is very vigilant and ready to assist the Saudi Arabian security authorities to apprehend illegal Hajj seekers.

Salihu Mohammed assured paid pilgrims of their safety and total wellbeing through out their stay in Saudi Arabia.

Prior to the start of the Hajj season, the Ghana Hajj secretariat Led by the executive secretary, Alhaji Farouk Hamza issued series of warnings to people with the intention to perform the Hajj with unauthorized Hajj permits.

The Baord has since put together a strong and an intelligent task force to handle these situations.

Tanko Mohammed Rabiu/Mecca

HAJJ 2023- Tamale- Hajj Board meets Northern Regional Chief Imam ahead of first flight take off

 

Ghana Hajj Board with support from the Northern Regional coordinating council led by the Northern Regional Minister, Sani Sayibu  paid a courtesy call on the Regional Chief Imam ahead of the historic airlifting of Prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia Friday  June 9, 2023 at the Tamale international Airport.

The team from the Ghana Hajj Board is led by  the Board Chairman. Among the team members were the head of Dawah Committee Doctur Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad, the Head of Medical Team Dr Seidu Zakaria and the Communications Department of the Northern Region Alhaji Eliasu Haruna.

On his part the Executive Secreatary of the Ghana Hajj secretariat, Alhaji Farouk Hamza spelled out readiness of the take off of batch of Prospective pilgrims to Madina to Start the processes of the annual ritual of Hajj.

 Alhaji Farouk Hamza called on the Northern Regional Chief Imam to pray for the secretariat, for that matter the board for incident free operations. 

On his part, the Regional Chief Imam Sheikh Abdul Salam prayed for the entourage and wish them a peaceful stay throughout their operations. He further promised to conduct reading of the complete Quran at the Central Mosque before commencement of Jummah Prayers.

The team is expected to observe Jummah prayers at the Tamale Crntral mosque before the team heads straight to the airport where the check-in processes for the first batch of prospective Hujjaje takes effect.

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Hajj 2023- Executive secretary and team prepare ahead of first airlift of Ghanaian pilgrims

  

The Executive Secretary of Ghana Hajj secretariat, Alhaji Farouk Hamza has led a team from the Ghana Hajj board and stakeholders in the Ghana Hajj operations of this year's Hajj  to facilities at the Hajj terminal of the Tamale International Airport in the Northern Region.

Tomorrow is the start of the first airlift of Ghanaian pilgrims from the Northern part of Ghana who are physically spiritually ready for the Holy journey to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj. 

Alhaji Farouk Hamza who spoke with the media on the preparedness of the Ghana Hajj Board secretariat ahead of tomorrow's airlift of Ghanaian pilgrims said, all is set for tomorrow's exercise with all the logistics and human resource putting into place.

Alhaji Farouk Hamza thanked all the stakeholders like the Ghana airport company, Immigration service, Ghana police and others for corporating well with the Hajj secretariat for organizing yet to be a successful Hajj operations in Ghana.

The Executive secretary, expressed his satisfaction on the full cooperation and support the Hajj agents has given to the Secretariat since the beginning of this year's Hajj preparations especially the orientation of pilgrims, documentations and other aspect of the preparations.

 

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