Our correspondent reports that their arrest came amid a series of allegations bordering on the mismanagement of some funds during the conduct of the 2025 Hajj exercise.
The Commissioner of Policy, Personnel and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud, Daily Trust can confirm.
Specifically, Abdulrazak, who was detained alongside the agency’s Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Aminu Y. Muhammed, was still in the custody of the anti-graft agency as of when filing this report last night.
It was learnt that both officials of NAHCON honoured an invitation extended to them by the commission, and they were later arrested after their failure to refund some funds allegedly diverted.
He was yet to reply to a text message sent to him when filing this report last night.
But the management of NAHCON said it remains dedicated to its functions with the highest sense of responsibility, honesty, accountability, and a zeal to deliver efficient services.
A statement issued by the commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Sanda Usara, said “As a responsible organisation”, it maintains an open and ongoing relationship with all relevant government agencies, including anti-corruption and regulatory bodies.
“This cooperation is a standing principle of the commission’s operations and its belief in due process and the rule of law. The commission would not shield any staff or process found wanting,” Usara said in the statement.
She, however, urged the public and especially the media to exercise restraint on speculations and allow the appropriate authorities to conclude their work in accordance with established procedures without subjecting perhaps innocent persons to indignity through the media.
DAILY TRUST.
