Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A member of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Muhammed Bin-Usman, says corruption is rampant in Nigerian hajj operations, referencing the just-concluded 2025 hajj operation.

Mr Bin-Usman, the commissioner in charge of the North-west zone at the commission, spoke on the issue on the 'Rigar Kaya' programme of Lumana Radio International in Kano on Sunday.

He said NAHCON awarded contracts to Saudi Arabian firms for the 2025 Hajj exercise in secrecy, to the extent that the director in charge of operations was not involved in the contract.

Mr Usman said the NAHCON Act 2006 requires the six part-time commissioners from the six geopolitical zones of the country to be involved in decision-making, but this is not always ...