Another set of 560 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kwara State yesterday departed for Saudi Arabia.
Like their counterparts airlifted in the first and second batches, those who made the third batch were airlifted from the Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin by Max Airlines.
The aircraft took off at 4pm .
A total of 1, 535 pilgrims from Kwara State have so far been airlifted to Saudi Arabia for the 2025 hajj.
Addressing the pilgrims before their departure, the state Amirul-Hajj and Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, Oba Ismail Alebiosu, urged them to be of good conduct throughout their stay in the holy land.
The chairman of the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Prof. Mashood Mahmud-Jimba, also enjoined the pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state and Nigeria in the holy land.