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EFCC arrests two senior NAHCON officials over alleged diversion and mismanagement of Hajj funds
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Investigations focus on ₦50 billion spent on tents, spouse expenses, and contingency houses in Makkah
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Calls grow for suspension of detained officials and overhaul of NAHCON leadership
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Aliu Abdulrazak, Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF), and Aminu Y. Muhammed, Director of Finance and Accounts at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), over alleged financial misconduct.
The officials honoured an EFCC invitation on Monday morning and remained in custody late into the night, according to sources.
Their arrest follows allegations of corruption and mismanagement during the 2025 Hajj exercise under NAHCON Chairman Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, also known as Pakistan.
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Investigations are probing the alleged diversion of over ₦50 billion, including ₦25 billion on Masha’ir tents, ₦1.6 billion on spouses’ expenses, and ₦7.9 billion on contingency houses in Makkah. The probe also covers earlier fund diversion cases dating back to the tenure of former chairman Ahmad Jalal Arabi.
Other senior NAHCON officials have been interrogated in recent weeks. Stakeholders are demanding the suspension of the detained officials and the disbandment of the current leadership, urging President Bola Tinubu to appoint a sole administrator with operational experience to restore credibility to the commission.
