EFCC Detains NAHCON Chairman’s Brother, Aka ‘De Facto Chairman’, Sirajo Usman, Over Hajj Expenditure, Alleged N50Billion Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Mr. Sirajo Salisu Usman, brother of the Chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman (also known as Pakistan), over alleged fraud involving billions of naira.
Mr. Sirajo was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by EFCC operatives in Abuja. He had previously been questioned earlier this month alongside other senior officials of the commission.
Sources within the EFCC revealed that Mr. Usman, nicknamed “ka fi chairman” by colleagues—roughly meaning “de facto NAHCON Chairman”—spent the night in EFCC custody in Abuja.
A biological brother of Professor Pakistan, Mr. Sirajo currently serves as Deputy Director in the Chairman’s Office at NAHCON.
Sources allege that Mr. Sirajo has been central to the financial scandals at the commission since his brother’s appointment, accused of granting approvals without the knowledge of the chairman.