The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are reportedly in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy.
Reports say a total of 314,098 Saudi Riyal which is equivalent to over 130 million naira, was recovered, from the NAHCON chairman and other ranking officials.
EFCC says its investigation revealed that from the N90bn Hajj subsidy, Arabi, fraudulently overpaid himself and others the necessary operational cost.