PRESIDENT BUHARI PERFORMS UMRAH RITUAL IN MAKKAH 

Press Release

President Muhammadu Buhari performed Umrah rituals, amid tight security, upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the early hours of Thursday.

The President was received by a number of officials, including a delegation from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and Nigerian Embassy staff.

A day earlier in the second Holy City of Madina, President Buhari had also visited and prayed at the Prophet’s Mosque.

He arrived in the Kingdom on an eight-day official visit on Tuesday.

Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to the President

(Media & Publicity)

April 13, 2023