Ex-Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, Others To Be Arraigned Tomorrow Over Alleged N2.7bn
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to arraign former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court sitting in Maitama tomorrow (Thursday 9th May 2024.
Sirika, a minister in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, would be arraigned on a six-count amended charge.
He will be arraigned alongside three others, including his daughter, Fatima; Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, for abuse of office to the tune of N2.7 billion.
As part of EFCC investigations into the alleged financial malfeasance reportedly committed by the former minister, “including fraudulent contracts awarded by the Ministry under his watch”, led to his detention on 23 April 2024 in Abuja.
Sirika was invited by the Abuja Zonal Command of the Commission on the alleged contract malfeasance and was promptly interrogated and detained at the Formella Street, Wuse 2 Zonal office of the Commission.
“The former minister (Sirika) was invited for questioning by investigators handling the alleged contract frauds under his watch in the ministry. He honoured the invitation and has been detained as I am talking with you,” a source in the EFCC who pleaded anonymity, told NAN’’.
The source also said that EFCC had been investigating the alleged contract frauds while the minister was in office, and he had even met with investigators before he was detained.
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