{"id":175103,"date":"2025-08-19T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/efcc-detains-nahcon-officials-over-%e2%82%a650bn-fraud"},"modified":"2025-08-19T22:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:12:45","slug":"efcc-detains-nahcon-officials-over-%e2%82%a650bn-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/efcc-detains-nahcon-officials-over-%e2%82%a650bn-fraud","title":{"rendered":"EFCC Detains NAHCON Officials Over \u20a650bn Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, alongside the Director of Finance and Accounts, Aminu Y. Muhammed, over alleged financial misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The two senior officials, who honoured an EFCC invitation on Monday morning, were still in custody late at night, according to reliable sources.<\/p>\n<p>Their arrest comes amid mounting allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the 2025 Hajj exercise, which stakeholders recently described as a \u201ctotal failure\u201d under NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, popularly known as Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations are probing alleged diversions and mismanagement of over \u20a650 billion, including \u20a625 billion reportedly squandered on Masha\u2019ir tents, \u20a61.6 billion on expenses for spouses, and \u20a67.9 billion on contingency houses in Makkah.<\/p>\n<p>The EFCC is also investigating cases of fund diversion dating back to the tenure of former chairman Ahmad Jalal Arabi. Other senior NAHCON officials have been interrogated in recent weeks, while stakeholders are calling for the suspension of the detained officials and the disbandment of the current leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint a sole administrator with operational experience to restore credibility to the Hajj Commission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, alongside the Director of Finance and Accounts, Aminu Y. Muhammed, over alleged financial misconduct. 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