Pilgrimage sponsorship: El-Rufai’s ban targeted Christians, says Sheikh Maraya

Thenationonlineng | 25-02-2026 12:18am |

Mmember of the Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has alleged that the 2015 ban on government-sponsored pilgrimage introduced by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai was applied selectively, affecting only Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. Addressing journalists in Kaduna on Monday, the Islamic cleric maintained that although the policy wasThe post Pilgrimage sponsorship: El-Rufai’s ban targeted Christians, says Sheikh Maraya appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

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