< Back to homepage

Hajj board official in over Gh¢23k visa fraud

A member of the communication team of the Ghana Hajj Board Zakaria Rahman is in hot waters for collecting money from prospective pilgrims who could not travel to Mecca.

Four women have reported Rahman to two separate police stations in Accra – Airport and Nima Police Stations – over his inability to acquire Visas and flight tickets for them to travel to Saudi Arabia to observe the Holy pilgrimage this year.

Rahman allegedly took Gh¢11,800 each (Gh¢23,800) plus passports from two of the four women who have lodged complaint at the Airport Police Station, promising to facilitate their travel to the Holy Land but went AWOL till the Hajj was over.

Oct. 20, 2017

References:

• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Hajj-Board-official-in-alleged-visa-fraud-592342
• https://yen.com.gh/100135-hajj-board-official-gh23k-visa-fraud.html#100135
• http://starrfmonline.com/2017/10/19/hajj-board-official-in-over-gh%C2%A223k-visa-scandal/
• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Visa-Scandal-Report-official-to-Police-Hajj-Board-592913
• http://thenewcrusadingguideonline.com/index.php/politics/item/306-hajj-board-in-crisis-ic-quaye-fingered-in-abuse-of-office
• https://africaneyereport.com/hajj-board-official-in-suspected-visa-fraud/