The detained chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, have been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Messer Arabi and Kontagora were released on bail by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, August 21.

They were detained by the EFCC over allegations of illegal withdrawal and mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj intervention fund.

So far, the EFCC said it had recovered 314,098 Saudi Riyal from Arabi and others in the course of the commission’s investigation on the matter.

However, unable to meet their bail conditions, both officials of the National Hajj Commission were detained in EFCC’s custody for five days before their release.

A source within the commission said they have both now met their bail conditions, thus the reason for the release.