By Abubakarr Bah.

A total of 638 pilgrims from Sierra Leone participated in this year’s (1445/2024) Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

So far, a total of 637 Hajj pilgrims from Sierra Leone are doing well in Makkah.
We however regret to announce that the Sierra Leonean contingent of Hajj pilgrims lost ONE (1) of their compatriots, Abu S. Gbawie. Mr. Gbawie passed away in Madinah, a week before the commencement of the Hajj rituals.

The Presidential Taskforce on Hajj, Sierra Leone made the necessary arrangements and communicated with the family of the deceased, and a befitting funeral was done in Madinah. The pilgrim was buried at “Jannatul Baqi”; Madinah’s first cemetery, located on the Southeast of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.

It is also sad to learn that a few other Sierra Leonean American Hajj pilgrims who were part of the American contingent reportedly died during this year’s Hajj. Reports further state that those Sierra Leonean Americans died during the Hajj rituals in Makkah and Arafat.

May the souls of all our compatriots who lost their lives in this year’s Hajj be received in Aljanatul Firdawsi

Copyright –Published in print in Expo Times Newspaper on Monday, June 24th , 2024 (ExpoTimes News – Expo Media Group (expomediasl.com)