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Pilgrimage: El-Rufai’s 2015 ban affected only Christian pilgrims — Sheikh Maraya

Pilgrimage: El-Rufai’s 2015 ban affected only Christian pilgrims — Sheikh Maraya

A member of the Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has alleged that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, selectively applied his 2015 ban on government-sponsored pilgrimages, effectively halting sponsorship for Christian pilgrims while continuing support for Muslim pilgrims under alternative classifications.