BREAKING: NAHCON Announces Owerri as Departure Hub for 2025 Hajj Inaugural Flight
By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the inaugural flight for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage will take off from Owerri, Imo State, on May 9, 2025.
This was confirmed in a statement signed by Fatima Sanda Usara, Assistant Director/Information and Publication Division on Wednesday night.
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Usara said the flight, operated by Air Peace airline, will carry 315 pilgrims from Imo, Abia, and Bayelsa states, with Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as Host.
INCNews247 gathered that Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima is expected to attend the occasion as Special Guest of Honor as NAHCON’s advance team has arrived in Owerri to monitor preparations for the event.
Four flights are scheduled to take off simultaneously on May 9, 2025, carrying 2,528 pilgrims to arrive in Madina on the first day.
