By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to arraign former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama on Thursday.
Sirika, a minister in the administration of former president Muhammadu Buhari, would be arraigned on a six -count amended charge.
He will be arraigned alongside three others, including his daughter, Fatima; Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Ltd, for abuse of office to the tune of N2.7billion.
As part of investigations into the financial malfeasance allegedly committed by the former minister, “ including fraudulent contracts awarded by the ministry under his watch, the anti-graft agency had on April 23 detained him in Abuja.
A source within the agency, who pleaded anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the former minister 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 source also said that EFCC had been investigating the alleged contract frauds while the minister was in office, and he had even met with investigators before he was detained.
According to NAN reports, the arraignment was earlier slated to hold on Tuesday but a new date was given after the EFCC prayed to amend the charge.
