The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Thursday (today), arraign former Minister of Aviation , Hadi Sirika, before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
Sirika, a top ranking minister in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, will be arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji on a six-count amended charge.
The EFCC will also arraign Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima and two others: Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, following his alleged involvement in abuse of office to the tune of N2.7billion.
It is instructive to note that as part of EFCC investigations into the financial malfeasance allegedly committed by Sirika, including fraudulent contracts awarded by the ministry under his watch, had on April 23 detained him 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.
A top source in the commission also disclosed that, “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.”
The source added that EFCC had been investigating the alleged contract frauds while the minister was in office, saying that he had even met with investigators before he was detained.
The arraignment of Sirika was earlier slated for Tuesday but due to the request of the EFCC to amend the charge, a new date of Thursday was thereafter fixed for the matter.
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