The first batch of 828 Sierra Leonean Muslims that made this year’s Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia will leave Jeddah international airport, after a successfully pilgrimage .

They departed this morning at 06:00 and are due to land at the Lungi international airport at 14:15. While the second batch departs tomorrow 8th September at 13:35 and due at 21:59 in Freetown..

The pilgrims departed Sierra Leone in mid August. President Bio at the Siaka Stevens Stadium addressed the pilgrims and wished them a safe journey and blessed return.

Vice President Hon. Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh successfully supervised the Hajj planning and management process with a 15-man committee in a transparent and open manner.

This year’s distribution process was open, inclusive and transparent, with the government securing twenty-eight additional spaces for pilgrims who failed to follow the proper registration procedure.
Performing Hajj to the Kaabah is one of the five pillars of Islam which every Muslim who can afford it loves to observe.