The Government Chairman of the Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the fee’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are these days within the custody of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday.
In a record sighted by way of our correspondent on Wednesday, the anti-graft company stated, “A complete of
SR314,098 was once recovered,” from the NAHCON chairman and alternative score officers.
The EFCC stated its investigation visible that from the N90bn Hajj subsidy, Arabi, fraudulently overpaid himself and others the important operational value.
Additionally in line with the record, the authorized 2024 Hajj operational value for the Chairman/CEO
Commissioners, Secretary and Administrators/Well-known of Body of workers within the 2024 funds are stipulated as $4,250, $12,750, $3,825 and $15,300, respectively.
The EFCC, then again, alleged that: “The chairman fraudulently overpaid himself, the commissioners, secretary and administrators for the 2024 hajj operational value.
“The chairman was once entitled to SR15,929 however he were given SR50,000; 3 commissioners who had been supposed to get SR 15,929 each and every won SR 40,000 each and every. The secretary were given SR 30,000 in lieu of SR14,336. Administrators/Well-known of Body of workers won SR 30,000 in lieu of the SR2,550 they had been entitled to. The whole of
SR314,098 had been recovered from they all.”
The anti-graft company had first grilled Arabi for hours on July 29 and absolved him on bail.
Additionally, ultimate time Wednesday, some supremacy officers of the Hajj fee had been arrested by way of the Separate Corrupt Practices and Alternative Homogeneous Offences Fee over alleged mismanagement or peace of the N90bn subsidy.
On Wednesday, a supply within the EFCC informed our correspondent that the NAHCON Chairman was once taken in once more on Wednesday for wondering and was once detained.
“The Secretary and Chairman of the commission are in our custody and are facing serious interrogations on the N90bn subsidy, among other allegations,” the supply stated on situation of anonymity as a result of they might no longer discuss formally.
A record solely sighted by way of our correspondent visible that SR 8,614,175.27 money withdrawal out of the N90bn absolved by way of the Federal Executive to the fee is but to be accounted for by way of NAHCON.
The record partially learn, “The sum of N90bn was once absolved by way of the Federal Executive of Nigeria to the Nationwide Hajj Fee to subsidise the 2024 Hajj Operations by way of the Federal Executive of Nigeria.
“The whole sum of N1, 764,705,937.62 was once deducted by way of the Central Depot of Nigeria as deposit fees.
“The sum of N88, 235,294,063.72 was once due to this fact transformed into United States greenbacks on the fee of N1,416.13, which amounted to USD 62,307,164.48 and thereafter transferred into NAHCON British SAAB Account in Saudi Arabia.
“The sum of USD 62,307,164.48 was once transformed to Saudi Riyal on the fee of N3,748, which amounted to the sum of SR 233,527,252.47.
“That the outlet stability of the IBAN-E observe for 2024 Hajj actions was once SR 19,813,810.89 and has an influx of SR 485,000,000.00 from NAHCON with a terminating stability of SR 78,985,266.03.
“That the terminating stability is inclusive of the SR20,637,908.23 refunded from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Saudi Arabia.
“That the entire sum of SR 22, 815,367.74 was once withdrawn money from the British SAAB account by way of one Abubakar Muhammed Lamin in Saudi Arabia throughout the 2024 Hajj operation.
“The anticipated money fee for products and services and allowances to group of workers and stakeholders is SR 14,905,910.47.
“That the total sum of SR 8,614,175.27 cash withdrawal is yet to be accounted for by NAHCON.”
In the meantime, an investigation into the fee’s actions since 2022 resulted within the cure of estacodes paid to group of workers who didn’t adopt learn about excursions and bills made to Shuraka’a al-Khair Workforce Ltd for products and services that weren’t rendered.
The record mentioned, “While investigation commenced on the criminal aspect which has led to the recovery of Estacodes paid to staff, who did not travel to Indonesia for study tour, also recoveries were made for services not rendered of the sum of SR 1,026,000.00 and SR 1,780,019.99, being purported 7.5% of consultancy paid to Shuraka’a al-Khair Group Ltd for debt recover of the sum SR20, 637,908.23 from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Saudi Arabia.”
The record mentioned that every one supporting paperwork for fee of the consultancy products and services, together with the Government Chairman’s approbation, had been fraudulently backdated to January 23, 2024, to allow the fee of the sum of SAR 780, 019, 59 to Shuraka’a al-Khair Workforce Ltd on April 14, 2024.
“The primary suspect, Jalal Arabi, confessed that the advisor didn’t render any products and services.
“A gathering of the Expanded Transitional Exco was once hung on twenty fifth January 2024 with seven participants and 18 group of workers in attendance however the fee of the consultancy products and services to Shuraka’a al-Khair Workforce Ltd was once no longer mentioned.
“The fee’s secretary slotted the approbation for the fee of the 7.5% consultancy to Shuraka’a al-Khair Workforce Ltd within the mins of the Expanded Transitional Exco assembly as merchandise 10 underneath AOB to allow the perfection of the documentation to scouse borrow the budget.
“That the said sum of SR1,026,000.00, equivalent to about N430,920,000 Million, was also recovered from one Eastern Gulf Company Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”