The Lagos State House of Assembly has begun an investigation into the N46 million the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board allegedly stole from 2022 Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, after SaharaReporters' investigation. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported in July, how the Lagos State Commissioner and top government officials defrauded Hajj pilgrims of N47 million in Saudi Arabia. It also reported that some Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia accused top officials of the Lagos State Government of forcing them to pay a higher amount for animal sacrifices called Hadaya.
BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Probes Pilgrims Welfare Board For Fraud, Extortion Of N46Million After SaharaReporters’ ReportFollowing SaharaReporters' reports, the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, initiated a probe into the N46 million fraud allegations.
It also reported that some Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia accused top officials of the Lagos State Government of forcing them to pay a higher amount for animal sacrifices called Hadaya.However, 555 Saudi Riyals were collected from each of the 1,672 pilgrims for rams but the board employed the service of a Saudi Arabian collaborator who was given 300 Saudi Riyals, leaving a huge sum of N46 million.
A source conversant with the probe told SaharaReporters on Sunday that after its report that exposed the atrocities of the board chairman, Mofesaye in connivance with others, the House has woken up to investigate all the government allocations to the Pilgrim's Board. "The parliamentarians realised that several statutory allocations of slots to senior citizens, senior political office holders and even the parliament were guillotined by the Board under the puppet Executive Secretary.
The source quoted Layode, who was surprised by the revelations while addressing the Permanent Secretary to have said, “It is laughable to think that we are talking without fact.
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