The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained two top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over alleged fraud. Aliu Abdulrazak, Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance, and Aminu Y. Muhammed, Director of Finance and Accounts, were taken into custody on Monday after honoring an EFCC invitation.
The detention is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct involving over ₦50 billion under NAHCON Chairman Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman’s leadership.
The EFCC is probing several allegations, including the squandering of ₦25 billion on Masha’ir tents, ₦1.6 billion on spouses, and ₦7.9 billion on contingency houses in Makkah.
Abdulrazak and Muhammed are also accused of involvement in another case of fund diversion dating back to the tenure of former chairman Ahmad Jalal Arabi.
Other senior NAHCON officials have also been interrogated by the EFCC, with some granted bail after questioning.
Stakeholders are calling for the immediate suspension of the detained officials and the disbandment of NAHCON’s current leadership.
The EFCC’s actions are seen as a bold effort to restore the commission’s lost glory by tackling corruption.
