- The NAHCON chairman and secretary are in the EFCC custody “facing serious interrogations”
- TheTalk.NG learnt that both men were detained over the alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 hajj subsidy approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Similarly, some top NAHCON officials were reportedly arrested by ICPC operatives recently
NAHCON’s Jalal Arabi is currently under probe by the EFCC.
Photo credit: @nigeriahajjcomSource: TwitterNAHCON boss allegedly overpaid himselfThe chairman was entitled to SR15,929 but he got SR50,000; three commissioners who were meant to get SR 15,929 each received SR 40,000 each. The secretary got SR 30,000 instead of SR14,336.”Directors/Chief of Staff received SR 30,000 instead of the SR2,550 they were entitled to. The total of SR314,098 were recovered from all of them.The chairman and secretary of the commission are in our custody and are facing serious interrogations on the N90 billion subsidy, among other allegations.”Read more on NAHCON
- NAHCON announces 2024 hajj travel date for Nigerian pilgrims
- NAHCON opens up on amount each pilgrim was supported with for 2024 hajj
- Amid economic hardship, NAHCON increases hajj fare by N1.9m for Nigerian pilgrims
EFCC donates N50 billion to NELFUND
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