…Lands in Sudan
By AKEEB ALARAPE A
Kabo aircraft conveying Nigerian pilgrims had to make a forced landing in Sudan capital, Khartoum on Wednesday after being denied entry into Saudi Arabia. The aircraft with Reg. No. N9-1143, was conveying pilgrims from Kaduna State but denied landing by the authorities of the King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, due to communication lapses as regards its condition.
It was gathered that the Saudi aviation authorities denied landing permit to the aircraft after it had entered its (Saudi) airspace. The refusal forced the pilot to make a detour to neighbouring Khartoum Airport to enable Saudi and Nigerian aviation authorities to resolve the issue of the aircraft’s airworthiness.
Daily Sun gathered that a routine maintenance check had been conducted on the aircraft and certified airworthy by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) before it left Nigeria in the wee hours of Wednesday. But the information on the routine check was said not to have not reached the Saudi aviation authorities as at the time the aircraft entered the Saudi airspace.
Head of Media, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Mallam Uba Mana, confirmed the incident but said the aircraft, which had 523 pilgrims on board, had since landed at the King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, late afternoon of Wednesday. He said the incident had nothing to do with the ongoing row over male guides to female pilgrims or related to technical problem but due to communication lapses.
I don’t know why the FG will continue to waste task payer’s money on these people…
Did you call this communication lapses at the expense of 523 Nigerian pilgrims and crew of the airline onboard? NCAA must wake up to its responsibility
It is pity to our country, they should trading people’s life. why not perform this pilgrims in Nigerian and let the bless remain with us
Why all this hajj of a thing. Kabo air line should stop lifting Nigerians to Saudi Arabia. We have never benefited anything from Islamic religion that has been adjudged as evil or satanic religion. That religion is too destructive.
Then Kabo should upgrade his communication equipment before the time of airlift back pls
@owerri, why dont you guard your mouth so that provocative and vulgar words dont escape into the listening ears of sane Nigerians? Infact, your derogatory statement is more satanic and evil than your half education on Islam as a religion.
Owerri, u have said it all: if not troubles &shedin of human blood what else hv islam offered 2dis contry?
@Owerri, I don’t know what you know about islam that is making to insult, and deface the religion. However, try to know more about the religion and make a wise judgement if you are not insane. Your statement here is lakadaisical and has no bases for judgement. don’t be a cheap gullible human.
Please, be civil about ur comment. This kind of comment causes trouble.
Mr Owerri or who the HELL you are,be adviced;stop that nonsense or else you‘ll be very sorry.This isn‘t a joke,little rat,if you dare comment like this again,you‘ll regret being born,how dare you?
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP USING TAX PAYERS MONEY TO SPONSOR PILGRIMAGE, BE IT CHRISTAN OR MUSLIM, OK WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT DONT GO TO CHURCH BUT PAY TAX, THAT OF MUSLIM IS WORSE, THEY ENJOY ALL THIS AFTER THE MADNESS THEY PUT THIS COUNTRY THROUGH.
I THINK THEY SHOULD STOP ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT CAN’T BENEFIT THE NATION 4 NOW
A merciless religion for merciless people in the land of merciless. They never think that there action might cost the live of 523 passenger on board. Anyway, Allah and Mohammed his servant is always in need of blood and the one Boko Haram, Al shabab, Al qelda ,Hezebulla and Taliban is supplying may not quench his appetite for blood. What a religion of peace.
Owerri,you need to read hard for u to understand islam.
if to say that you know the value of ur religion, U should never mention a word like”benefit”. My advise to you is go back and read more about what lslam is before criticise it. I think you need watch what you write b4 send, Muslims value the chritians and their religion !!!
There own people is rejecting them, shame!
This pilgrimage of a thing no make sense. Religion is a personal affair and govt must stop wasting development money on religious activities.
Owerri is onli God dat ponish u, as a confussionist in religion idiot
Nigeria has so many lunatics than the normal people. That is the reason why these 3 commentators comment so irritating and annoying to ordinary human being. Islam teaches us not to catch anyone on suspicion, I would rather have suggested where these three people belong. I know the only creator who is ALLAH knows where you are, whom you are and your intention on those commentary. Mind you, you are insulting a religion of over 2 billion Muslim worshipers and you feel comfortable. No good Muslim will ever insult Christians, Jews or free thinker the way you have insulted our religion (ISLAM) If Islam does not mean peace to you then go and die in a hell of your father’s village. Saudi Arabia is not a so corrupt nation like yours and they will never compromise on their nation safety or sovereignty no matter how powerful you think you are. Their leaders make life very easy for their citizens to live unlike your own parents who make your lives so difficult that you cannot think properly and write something good to better other people’s life. Anyways, your life is ruined already and our lives (MUSLIMS) continue to be the best way of life. I live you with your bad stomach and your black soul and black blood. May almighty ALLAH cure you of your ailments. aameen
how is ur life better? wt religion breeding; boko haramist? intl terrorists organisations? phedophiles? killers of other religion worshippers, calling them infidel?, rappers of children, calling it marriage? hipocrits? and countless of myriads of evil deed by same set of buffuns?… may God strike u with Holy Spirit fire!
indeed i quite corroborate ur assertions on this evil religion called is-ram,i wonder how on earth someone wl be fighting for a blind and criple god who can not fight for himself,d blood of those dt died at their pilgrimage was not enough to quench their blood demanding thirst,foolish generation.
@Imam Nurudeen Sulayman, “our lives (MUSLIMS) continue to be the best way of life.”
Your lives (MUSLIMS) are surely the best as we are seeing in Darfur (Sudan), Somalia, Yemen, Irag, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Northern Nigeria and Lebanon.
The shooting of 14 year old Malala Yousufzai (Pakistan) exemplifies the PEACE of ISLAM.
Welcome a MUSLIM to your home, LOOSE your home and LOOSE your life.
Hmmm….religion of peace indeed,who is decieving who?Time will tell o.God bless us in 9ja o.
523 lives plus crew in the air and already inside S’ Arabian air space? The King should have allowed/guided them to safe landing and then detain them for clearance – if he respects Nigerian lives.
Do we really need this type of friend?
Imam has said it all, those people killing and sucking blood are not muslims
why all this mockery all in the name of haij,I dont see any usefulness of this pilgrimage.Saudi dont want you gi please cut some slack and stick your sorry ass in Nigeria
Safety measures should not be played with