The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Professor Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), over alleged mismanagement of funds running into billions of naira.
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Professor Pakistan appeared at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday with his lawyer, Kazeem Atetebi, where he was interrogated before being granted bail. He was instructed to report daily to the commission until investigations are concluded, Premium Times reports.
Sources said the probe centers on unauthorized spending, inflated budgets, and questionable expenditures during the 2025 Hajj operations. Pakistan allegedly exceeded his $14 million budget by over 300 percent, spending about $48 million without approval.
The EFCC is also examining several disputed transactions, including N25 billion on Masha’ir bed spaces, N1.6 billion on staff spouses, N8 billion for Makkah contingencies, and N1.4 billion in committee allowances. He is further accused of inflating Madinah bed spaces from 11,000 to 18,000 for 41,000 pilgrims.
More than 20 NAHCON staff have been questioned, many reportedly linking the alleged irregularities to Pakistan. He had previously failed to honor EFCC invitations in September and early October before appearing this week.
