Video: Ogun’s first batch of pilgrims reaches 2025 Hajj

Abdullateef Fowewe

The initial batch of intending pilgrims from Ogun State has successfully arrived in Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.

Video link: https://x.com/DailyEconews/status/1921878898888815022?t=WDzQE7f6eFydT8lMbvv3BQ&s=19

The group touched down at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport at precisely 12:45 a.m. after departing Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Before their departure, Amir Hajj Alhaji Samsudeen Apelogun, along with the Governor’s Consultant on Islamic Affairs Sheikh Iskeel Lawal Sugar and the Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Alhaji Ajibola Taiwo, expressed gratitude to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his unwavering support of Hajj operations.

Apelogun encouraged the pilgrims to demonstrate discipline, humility, and a strong sense of responsibility during their spiritual journey, reminding them that they are not only representatives of Ogun State but also ambassadors of Islam and Nigeria as a whole.