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The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 Hajj subsidy amounting to N90 billion.
According to documents obtained by blow On Wednesday, the EFCC recovered a total of SR314,098 from Arabi and other top officials of the commission.
According to the report, the EFCC investigation revealed that Arabi and others fraudulently paid themselves excessive operational costs from the Hajj subsidy amounting to N90 billion.
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The approved 2024 Hajj operational costs for the Chairman/CEO, Commissioner, Secretary, and Director/Chief of Staff are set at $4,250, $12,750, $3,825, and $15,300 respectively.
However, the EFCC alleged that Arabi overpaid himself and others, with the chairman receiving SR50,000 instead of the approved SR15,929. Three commissioners received SR40,000 each instead of SR15,929, while the secretary received SR30,000 instead of SR14,336. The Director/Chief of Staff received SR30,000 instead of SR2,550.
The EFCC said it had recovered a total of SR314,098 from all officials involved.
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