Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has remained with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for a second night running over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe.
EFCC is currently probing the tenure of the former minister in connection with the alleged fraud involved in the botched Nigeria Air project.
Punch is reporting that the minister was grilled by EFCC interrogators over the botched Nigeria Air project that has stirred controversy across the country.
“The interrogators are also probing Mr Sirika over the controversial Nigeria Air project that failed. Though the commission is yet to uncover the total amount that was expended on the project, however, investigation is ongoing, and Sirika would be arraigned in court next week as charges are being prepared against him,” a source revealed.
Another source noted, “The former Minister of Aviation is still with us. Sirika slept over here at our FCT Command on Tuesday night and he’s still with us this Wednesday night, as he’s still being grilled by interrogators.”
The EFCC had earlier uncovered how the Aviation Ministry under Mr Sirika allegedly awarded several fraudulent contracts to two different companies, one of which belongs to his younger brother, Abubakar Sirika.
