Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Lawal Musa for alleged N56.4 million fraud involving payments for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage.

Mr Musa was arraigned on Thursday before the Oyo State High court in Ibadan on 57 charges for stealing by conversion, forgery and uttering of documents.

According to a statement issued on Friday by Dele Oyewale, the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Musa allegedly collected the sum of N56.5 million paid by Ibrahim Shuaibu for the Hajj pilgrimage of 10 people after claiming that he worked for the Kaduna State Government and could facilitate the pilgrims' participation in the 2023 Hajj.

The prosecution alleged that the money was paid for Jibril Adamu, Sule...