Stranded Oyo, Osun pilgrims stage protest in Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Stranded pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Oyo and Osun states on Tuesday staged a protest in Jeddah and Medina over the inability of the relevant authorities to airlift them back to Nigeria after concluding their hajj rites.






A source told the Nigerian Tribune that out of the 1,500 pilgrims from Oyo State, 300 have returned to the country, while none from Osun has returned.

They have been stranded in Saudi Arabia for four weeks after Arafat, which is the concluding part of their pilgrimage activities.

About 420 pilgrims stranded in Jeddah were said to be suffering from severe cold, while 300 pilgrims in Medina were said to be facing ejection from their hotels for not being able to pay their extra bills.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the airline hired by Oyo State for the hajj operations had not airlifted any pilgrim since 23 days after Arafat.

According to the source, most of the members of the state pilgrims board, (Muslim wing) had reportedly gone into hiding for fear of being attacked by the stranded pilgrims.

The pilgrims appealed to Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala to come to their aid as, according to them, other state governments were already coming to the rescue of their citizens.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/31/610.html

Why should the government be involved in everything especially the hajj. Do christians take money from govt to go on pilgrimage?

@earthMAMA
I think some state goverments sponsor pilgrimage but i think the whole idea of sponsoring people to all these pilgrimages is a waste of public funds.

I thought yaradua banned the use of public funds to sponsor pilgrimages to wherever?

I thought yaradua banned the use of public funds to sponsor pilgrimages to wherever?

You thought wrong.

earTHMama:

You thought wrong.

Forgot the man was feared to be a jihadist before he was selected as president. The news made rounds. . .

na who send them message?

we now know why Nigeria is a failed state. sponsoring of pilgrim only take out vital foreign xchnge that could b used for education, health. and what r they called when they all comes back ? foreigner.{alhaji}

let them stay there.
They should give them brooms let them help keep Mecca clean
A good way to decrease our population and again come next pilgrimage.they only need to walk across to the meeting ground,we don't need to transport them all over again.

*osisi*:

let them stay there.
They should give them brooms let them help keep Mecca clean
A good way to decrease our population and again come next pilgrimage.they only need to walk across to the meeting ground,we don't need to transport them all over again.

good idea.

Next time they will book their own flights instead of waiting for an epileptic govt. What a shame . . .

*osisi*:

let them stay there.
They should give them brooms let them help keep Mecca clean
A good way to decrease our population and again come next pilgrimage.they only need to walk across to the meeting ground,we don't need to transport them all over again.

lmao kai keep mecca clean.

good idea.

Next time they will book their own flights instead of waiting for an epileptic govt. What a shame . . .

Why should the govt pay for religious trips?. It's time pastors like Adeboye or oyedepo start billing the state govt for their trips and convention costs.

Alhajis and Alhajas - Too bad

They are coming back. Govt money or not.  May allah lead them home safely 

i refuse to laugh.

i refuse to laugh

You may cry.

You think they'll be stuck forever there abi? So you can take over their properties at home.

The image above na Naija true true. I beg i won know.

Naijex:

The image above na Naija true true. I beg i won know.

Naija alhajis and alhajas crossing the river jordan into lake chad. allah has made way where there is no way.

only thing left is 4 river jordan is to split in 2.lol

Ok i garit.

Na photoshop dr.

ode remo:

only thing left is 4 river jordan is to split in 2.lol

Do you want to see the river totally dry up before you realize its a miracle already?

i wonder , still wondering.

Do you want to see the river totally dry up before you realize its a miracle already?

Roflmao

The image above na Naija true true. I beg i won know.

Naija alhajis and alhajas crossing the river jordan into lake chad. allah has made way where there is no way.

rOFLMAO   

Whats so funny about the miracle that is making this Illesha woman crack up like person wey pick Biafran pounds?
Imagine 2 heavy trucks with no engine loaded with nigerian pilgrims business men/women from mecca sailing smoothly across the osimiri jordan, river nile and finally into lake chad. What other miracle could one possibly ask god for?

What other miracle could one possibly ask god for?

The miracle of turning the water into wine.

LMAO @ da story

earTHMama:

The miracle of turning the water into wine.

My pakistani friend said that they are told not to drink earthly wine in order to drink the expensive ones in heaven which is sweeter and well brewed.
With this, i hope you will not suggest the "holy" businessmen from the holy land to defile themselves.

aaaah religion

lmao