By Seyi Babalola
Hadi Sirika, the former minister of aviation, is scheduled to be charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s minister Sirika is scheduled to appear in court on an enhanced six-count allegation.
Along with his daughter Fatima, Jalal Hamma, and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd., he will be charged with N2.7 billion worth of office abuse.
As part of EFCC investigations into the financial malfeasance allegedly committed by the former minister, “including fraudulent contracts awarded by the Ministry under his watch”, led to his detention on April 23 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’’.
