The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the sacked Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s Secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, on bail.
According to reports, Arabi and Kontagora were detained over alleged illegal withdrawal and mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj intervention fund.
It was however learnt they were unable to meet their bail conditions and stayed in EFCC’s custody for five days.
In a recent development, a source familiar with the matter told The PUNCH that Arabi and Kontagora had met their bail conditions.
According to the source, they were released on Monday, adding that no further recovery had been made after the first 314,098 Saudi Riyal.
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“The former Hajj Commission chairman and the secretary have been released, and the investigation is still ongoing.
“They were released on Monday after meeting their bail conditions. Nothing yet on the matter. No other recoveries except for the earlier ones,” the source said.
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.
He did not pick up his calls and has yet to respond to a message sent to him on the matter.
However, amid the EFCC’s probe, President Bola Tinubu sacked Arabi on August 19 and appointed Prof. Abdullahi Usman as his replacement.
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