The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Aliu Abdulrazak, Commissioner of Policy, Personnel and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), over alleged fraud.
Abdulrazak was detained alongside the agency’s Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Aminu Y. Muhammed, Daily Trust reports.
Both officials reportedly honoured an invitation extended to them by the EFCC but were subsequently arrested after failing to refund some funds allegedly diverted.
Their arrest comes amid mounting allegations of mismanagement during the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Forum of Chief Executives of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards/Agencies/Commissions recently described the operation under NAHCON chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman (popularly known as Professor Pakistan), as “a total failure.”
Earlier this month, the EFCC also quizzed other senior NAHCON officials, including Abdulmalik Diggi, Deputy Director (Accounts) and Special Adviser (General Services) to the Chairman/CEO; Sirajo Usman Salisu, Deputy Director in the Chairman’s Office; and Barrister Nura Danladi, the Commission’s Legal Adviser.
Sources revealed that Abdulrazak and Muhammed are also under investigation in connection with another case of alleged fund diversion dating back to the tenure of former NAHCON chairman, Ahmad Jalal Arabi.