Four persons have been arrested by police operatives of Kebbi Police Command over an alleged N8.6 million Hajj seat scam.
The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement said the four other suspects were identified as Bello Jos, Atiku Store, Umar Gimba and Usman Bunza were still at large.
The statement explained that the prime suspect, Aminu Hassan Zauro, was arrested alongside Tabiu Abubakar, Usman Attahiru and Mustapha Sani Zauro.
According to Abubakar, the arrests followed a complaint by the Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency after it discovered that the names of some intending pilgrims were missing from its official records.
“Investigations revealed that Aminu Hassan Zauro allegedly collected N8.6 million from a victim under the false promise of securing two Hajj seats for the 2026 pilgrimage despite having no legitimate access to Hajj slots.
“The suspect was also said to have obtained an additional N690,000 from another victim using the same pretence,” the statement added.
The Police spokesman said the suspect attempted to cover up the fraud by providing victims with unauthorised Hajj materials, including branded bags, hijabs, wrappers and fake medical cards.
The Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Sani, advised intending pilgrims to deal only with the Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Agency and accredited officials to avoid falling victim to fraudsters.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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