Benue govt suspends Muslim Pilgrims Board bosses

Benue State Government has suspended the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board over allegations of Hajj slot manipulation and financial mismanagement.
The decision was reached by the State Executive Council, which also approved the appointment of Ahmed Adamu as the acting chairman and Adamu Babi as the acting Executive Secretary.
The acting officials are expected to manage the board’s affairs while investigations into the allegations are ongoing.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Solomon Iorpev.
According to the statement, the suspension of both officials took...