There would be no further pilgrimage to Israel until the Israel/Iran conflict is resolved.
This position was taken by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), according to a report in the government-run News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, June 17, in Abuja,the nation’s capital.
The statement was signed by Deputy Director/Head, Media and Public Relations, NCPC, Mr Celestine Toruka.
The NCPC is the statutory body responsible for coordinating Christian pilgrimages from Nigeria to Israel and other holy sites worldwide.
Adegbite, while addressing circulating reports claiming that Nigerian pilgrims are currently in Israel for pilgrimage activities, refuted the claims.
He explained that no Nigerian Christian pilgrims were in Israel, as the Commission’s 2024 main pilgrimage exercise to Israel and Jordan concluded last March.
On the halt to pilgrimages, Adegbite stated: “Given the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran, which escalated on June 13, no Christian pilgrimage will occur in Israel until the crisis is resolved.
”The Commission is closely monitoring the situation.”
