2014 HAJJ: FCT Pilgrims To Undergo Compulsory Medical Screening
The FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB) has said that all intending Pilgrims in the territory for this year’s Hajj must undergo a compulsory medical screening.
NAN reports that, this was made known in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Lawal.
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It said all intending pilgrims are expected to be screened at the permanent Hajj camp, Bassan Jiwa, near the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, as directed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
It said NAHCON stipulates that intending pilgrims should be screened to ascertain their medical record before they embark on the journey to the holy land.
“The intending pilgrims from Abaji and Kwali Area councils are scheduled for the exercise on August 2, while those from Kuje and Abuja Municipal Area councils will be screened on August 3, adding that intending pilgrims from Bwari and Gwagwalada Area Councils would be screened on August 4, while those registered at the headquarters would be screened on August 5, 2014,” the statement read.
According to the statement, pilgrims are to report at the venue by 8.00am on the aforementioned date with their evidence of payment. The board warned intending pilgrims to participate in the exercise as failure to do so would attract strict penalty.
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The commission said the exercise would enable the board have a comprehensive medical record and health status of intending pilgrims, adding that vulnerable people like the aged and minors, may be advised to suspend trip to Saudi Arabia this year because of the outbreak Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). It said pregnant women would be barred from performing this year’s Hajj in accordance with Saudi regulations.
It was gathered that NAHCON had allocated 2,497 seats to the territory for this year’s Hajj.
Source: Legit.ng
