By Garba Muhammad
Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged mismanagement of the N90 bn 2024 Hajj subsidy, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday.In a document sighted by Punch on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said, “A total ofSR314,098 was recovered,” from the NAHCON chairman and other ranking officials.The EFCC said its investigation revealed that from the N90 bn Hajj subsidy, Arabi, fraudulently overpaid himself and others the necessary operational cost.Also according to the document, the approved 2024 Hajj operational cost for the Chairman/CEO Commissioners, Secretary and Directors/Chief of Staff in the 2024 budget are stipulated as $4,250, $12,750, $3,825 and $15,300, respectively.The EFCC, however, alleged that: “The chairman fraudulently overpaid himself, the commissioners, secretary and directors for the 2024 hajj operational cost.(Punch)
