In preparation for the next phase of pilgrimage to the holy land of Israel, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), via the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board has come out to say it is engaging the services of security operatives to ensure that all Pilgrims that embarked on pilgrimage on its platform are all accounted for, without any record of abscondment.
The Director of the Board, Dabara Audu Vingo, during a chat with newsmen in Abuja, over the weekend said the Board has among other measures, engaged the services of several security operatives who mount intelligent surveillance on the Pilgrims at all points, to prevent Pilgrims from absconding and embarking on human trafficking.
Vingo said: “This last pilgrimage was very successful. We went and came back with the same numbers of Pilgrims.
“We achieved this through our pilgrimage activities. Even if you have the money and we give you the package cost, we don’t just accept your money and allow you to go. We subject all intending Pilgrims to rigorous screening.
“Once an intending Pilgrims submit their filled forms, we start screening to determine their intents, even in their absence.
“We have operatives from the Department of State Security ( DSS) the Police, Civil Defense, the Immigration and other relevant agencies that will investigate the persons,” he stated.
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