Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday stormed the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja, arresting key personnel over allegations of fraud.
The EFCC team arrived at the commission’s headquarters in a white bus at exactly 11 a.m.
They took into custody the commission’s spokesperson, Fatimah Usara, along with three other staff members, whose identities have not been disclosed.
Operatives stormed the NAHCON secretariat with a valid warrant of arrest.
Sources close to the investigation revealed that the arrests are linked to an ongoing probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds.
This development comes on the heels of an earlier raid by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which also searched NAHCON’s headquarters over alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion intervention fund allocated for the 2024 Hajj.
