The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced date for the refund of Hajj fare paid by some intending Pilgrims for the 2022 pilgrimage.
A statement by the Board said the exercise will take place on Tuesday, December 20, at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque Hall, Old Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja.
The beneficiaries are those intending pilgrims who willingly applied for a refund of the Hajj fare paid between 2019 and 2022 for the exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The beneficiaries (both the living and deceased) are expected to fulfil some requirements before getting the refund.
The statement said “Those in the ‘I’m alive’ category are expected to produce the original and photocopies of receipt of payment, two passport photographs and any one of the followings; utility bills (PHCN, LAWMA, etc.), proof of residency (LASRRA card) or data page of their International passport.
” In the case of the deceased, the Next of Kins are expected to produce original and photocopies of the followings: death certificate (from Government owned Hospitals, Health Centres, LASUTH, etc.), obituary, payment receipt and the data page of the deceased International Passport.
“Others include two passport photographs of the Next of Kin, utility bill (PHCN, LAWMA, etc.) as well as proof of residency (LASRRA card).”