Benue suspends Muslim pilgrims board chairman, secretary

The Benue State Executive Council has approved the suspension of the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for 3 months, with effect from Monday, September 21, 2026.

The affected officials are Alhaji Abubakar Adamu, Chairman of the Board, and Alhaji Ahmadu Alhassan, Executive Secretary of the Board.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Chief Solomon Iorpev.

He said the suspensions followed petitions alleging the misuse of Hajj slot allocations and mismanagement of funds.

Chief Iorpev further said the petition against the Executive Secretary besides alleged irregularities successful the organisation of authorities palliatives.

According to him, “If recovered true, the allegations would magnitude to superior misconduct, contrary to the tone of nationalist service, accountability, transparency and probity.”

He said the suspensions were to let for a thorough probe and to guarantee determination was nary interference with the facts of the matter.

“They bash not magnitude to a uncovering of guilt against either...