EFCC to arraign ex-aviation minister, Sirika, brother Tuesday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will arraign former minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother on Tuesday.
The two were slammed with 8-count charges before Justice Belgore, FCT High Court, Garki in Abuja.
Just last week, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail to Sirika; his daughter, and two others in the sum of ₦100 million with two sureties last week.
Sirika and others were being tried over an alleged ₦2.7bn fraud.
The sureties, according to the court, must have landed properties in Abuja and also responsible citizens.
Also, the sureties must depose to an affidavit of means. The court also restricted the defendants from travelling abroad without its permission.
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Justice Oriji ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody if they failed to meet their bail conditions.
Recall that in April, the EFCC took the ex-aviation minister into custody and grilled him for days.
The agency then slammed six six-count charges on Hadi Sirika, his daughter, and two others.
The anti-graft agency accused Sirika of conferring undue advantage on some entities between April 2022 and March 2023 in Abuja.
EFCC alleged that Sirika abused his office by awarding a N1.3 billion consultancy contract for the Nigerian Air start-up to Tianero Nigeria Limited.
