Ex-Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with a continuing money laundering investigation of N8,069,176,864.00.
Punch reports that at approximately 1:00 PM on Tuesday, Sirika arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC.
The former Minister is currently having a meeting with EFCC investigators after arriving at the command to respond to inquiries over purportedly fraudulent contracts he granted to Engirios Nigeria Limited, a business owned by his younger sibling, Abubakar Sirika.
The development was confirmed to our correspondent on Tuesday by impeccable anti-graft sources, who talked to us under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak.
“Yes, the person that was brought into our FCT custody was Hadi Sirika. According to a source, he is now meeting with EFCC investigators on the purported fraud involving an aviation ministry contract valued at N8,069,176,864.00.
According to a different source, “His younger brother Abubakar Sirika’s company was used in connivance with him to carry out the N8,069,176,864.00 aviation ministry contract fraud.”
