A Federal High Court rejects a request by Bauchi State’s Accountant General, Sirajo Jaja, to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and a medical check-up. Premium Times and The Punch report that the court denies the bid while he faces an ongoing trial related to alleged fraud and money laundering involving about N1.6 billion.
Both outlets describe the application as a travel request made during the proceedings, and note that the court does not grant permission for him to leave the country. The reports frame the case as pending before the court, with the denial occurring at a point when the charges have not yet been resolved.
The two stories differ slightly in the exact figure cited—Premium Times says N1.6 billion, while The Punch refers to N1.63 billion—but they align on the central outcome: the court refuses the Hajj travel request during the fraud trial.
