The Commissioner of Policy, Personnel and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud,
Abdulrazak was detained alongside the agency’s Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Aminu Y. Muhammed, DailyTrust reports.
Both officials of NAHCON reportedly honoured an invitation extended to them by the commission, and they were later arrested after their failure to refund some funds allegedly diverted.
Their arrest came amid a series of allegations bordering on the mismanagement of some funds during the conduct of the 2025 Hajj exercise.
The Forum of Chief Executives of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards/Agencies/Commissions recently described as “a total failure” the Hajj operation under NAHCON chairman, Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman (popularly known as Professor Pakistan).
EFCC had earlier this month quizzed other senior NAHCON officials, including Abdulmalik Diggi, Deputy Director (Accounts) and special adviser (General Services) to the Chairman/CEO.
Others were: Sirajo Usman Salisu, Deputy Director in the Chairman’s Office, and Barrister Nura Danladi, the commission’s Legal Adviser.
Abdulrazak and Muhammed are also under investigation for their alleged involvement in another case of fund diversion dating back to the tenure of former chairman, Ahmad Jalal Arabi.
