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Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are presently successful the custody of the EFCC.
Following controversies that greeted the absorption of the 2024 Hajj N90 cardinal money and consequent invitation of the National Hajj Commission Chairman by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the EFCC says it has recovered immoderate misappropriated funds from the hajj programme.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are presently successful the custody of the EFCC.
Quoting authoritative documents, The PUNCH reported that the anti-graft bureau said, “A full of SR314,098 was recovered,” from the NAHCON president and different high-ranking officials.
The EFCC successful the ongoing probe revealed that from the N90 cardinal Hajj subsidy, Arabi fraudulently overpaid himself and others the indispensable operational cost.
Also, according to the document, the approved 2024 Hajj operational outgo for the Chairman/CEO, Commissioners, Secretary and Directors/Chief of Staff successful the 2024 fund are stipulated arsenic $4,250, $12,750, $3,825 and $15,300, respectively.
The EFCC accused the president of fraudulently overpaying himself, commissioners, caput and directors for the 2024 hajj operational cost.
It said, “The president was entitled to SR15,929 but helium got SR50,000; 3 commissioners who were meant to get SR 15,929 each received SR 40,000 each. The caput got SR 30,000 alternatively of SR14,336. Directors/Chief of Staff received SR 30,000 alternatively of the SR2,550 they were entitled to.
“The full of SR314,098 were recovered from each of them.”
The anti-graft bureau archetypal grilled Arabi for hours connected July 29 and released him connected bail.
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