The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), on Tuesday, grilled the chairman of the Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, for over seven hours over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 hajj train fund.
LEADERSHIP additionally gathered that three administrators from the Hajj Fee had been invited and quizzed in reference to the matter.
Arabi, who was invited by the antigraft company, arrived on the EFCC headquarters in Jabi district of Abuja at about 10am and was instantly quizzed by the ready EFCC staff of investigators.
As on the time of submitting this report, Arabi was nonetheless being quizzed and a supply on the fee confirmed that he could possible be granted administrative bail ultimately.
On the rationale for the invitation, the supply mentioned the fee acquired some petitions in opposition to Arabi and he wanted to clear himself.
In accordance with the supply, “He was invited to the fee’s workplace to elucidate how his fee spent the N90 billion subsidy supplied for the 2024 hajj train.
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“His invitation was a results of the petitions in opposition to the chairman and his administration staff to our workplace over the alleged mismanagement of funds within the fee, and the 2024 hajj train, amongst others. The allegations he was requested to elucidate dates again to 2021 and never simply the difficulty of the just-concluded train.
“He is probably not detained however will probably be requested to return again if wanted on the finish of the day, however presently he’s nonetheless being interrogated.
“The CEO has been invited, he has honoured the invitation, and he’ll return, there is no such thing as a motive to maintain him in custody when he’s already complying.
“The brand new EFCC is working by worldwide finest apply, you possibly can see that most people invited are at all times allowed to go in the event that they comply.”
On the NAHCON administrators invited earlier, the supply mentioned: “Three administrators from the fee have been invited to elucidate what they know concerning the situation, they embrace the director of procurement, director of finance, and director of the programme.”
In the meantime, the spokesman of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, declined remark, stating that he would revert to our correspondent afterwards.
