Some Licensed Tour Operators in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the alleged racketeering of Umrah (lesser hajj) visa in the country.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Abuja, the operators said the situation had made it difficult for some Nigerians willing to perform the religious obligation to get visas for the spiritual journey.
The Chief Executive Officer of Mohdibra Travels, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, alleged that some selfish agents in Saudi Arabia had hijacked the umrah visa to the detriment of approved licensed tour operators in Nigeria.
He urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to be more proactive in discharging its responsibilities.
” We tour operators pay charges to Nigerian Government and Saudi Arabia, but we are not accessing the Umrah Visa Portal and we are here left with passengers and accruing loses that are running into billions.
“In the Umrah…
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