Hajj: Kogi pilgrims advised to limit movement to avoid sunstroke.

By Dada Ahmed.

 The Kogi State Pilgrims for 1444H/2023 Hajj have all arrived at Makkah in Saudi Arabia in continuation of the activities for this year's Hajj. 

The Amir Hajj for the state, Alhaji Zakkariya Aliyu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement he sent to The Reporters from Makkah on Thursday

He said: "They are fully accommodated. 

"After the completion of the first and second phases, they are now awaiting the third phase which is the Hajj proper.

" This begins from the 8th day of Dhul-Hijja the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar. 

"During the second phase, they completed the performance of Umrah which entails, the welcoming circumambulation of Ka'abah, offering of two rakah prayers at the site of Prophet Ibrahim Alayhi Sallam and the compulsory movement between mounts Safa and Marwa seven times, thereby concluding the Umrah known as lesser Hajj. 

"The Executive Chairman of Kogi State Hajj Commission, Sheikh Luqman Imam Abdullahi, has strongly admonished the State pilgrims to limit their movements, especially in the daytime given the harsh weather emanating from the scorching sun. This according to him is to avoid sunstroke.