2024 Hajj: ICPC Raids NAHCON Office, Grills Director over N90 Billion Subsidy Funds
- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission ICPC on Wednesday raided NAHCON headquarters in Abuja and shut down key offices
- The raid was part of an investigation into alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion intervention fund for the 2024 Hajj
- Following the raid, ICPC took the commission's director of procurement into custody for further investigation, the commission's spokesperson Demola Bakare disclosed
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On Wednesday, August 8, operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Abuja.
The raid was carried out over alleged mismanagement of N90 billion intervention for the 2024 hajj.
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The anti-graft operatives shut down official activities in some strategic offices, a source who pleaded anonymity disclosed to The Guardian that the sting operation lasted for several hours.
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He noted that the move has further brought the commission under public scrutiny regarding the appropriation of the N90 billion subsidy granted for this year's hajj.
Following the raid, ICPC was not satisfied with the available records, the source added. The anti-graft agency then went away with the commission's director of procurement for further investigation.
Confirming the development, ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare disclosed that the agency's operatives' visit to the Hajj house was a routine investigation.
“We, therefore paid them a friendly visit. We didn’t shut down the Commission. ICPC operates within the confines of the law,” Bakare clarified.
Nevertheless, NAHCON clarified the doubts about the allegations and further provided a record of how the federal government intervention was allocated in the last exercise.
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NAHCON: Each pilgrim was supported with N1.6m for 2024 Hajj
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that NAHCON disclosed the amount each pilgrim was supported with for the 2024 Hajj.
NAHCON chairman Malam Jalal Arabi said N 1.36 million was provided to each Nigerian pilgrim.
According to Arabi, the intervention from President Bola Ahmed Tninubu-led federal government was due to the instability of the naira.
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