Nigeria, May 14 -- Videos circulating on social media have shown some pilgrims from Adamawa State stranded outside a hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after allegedly failing to secure accommodation upon arrival for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage.

The footage, first reported by Sahara Reporters on Thursday, showed the visibly distressed pilgrims, many of them elderly women, sitting or lying on the ground beside their luggage while lamenting their condition.

The affected pilgrims were identified in the video as coming from Yola North, Song and Madagali local government areas.

In the now-viral footage, confusion and frustration were evident as stranded pilgrims sat helplessly beside their belongings, with some claiming they had spent more than 24...