EFCC Arrest Former Aviation Minister Over Allegations Of Corruption And Nepotism
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arrested former minister of aviation Hadi Sirika, together with his daughter Fatima and son-in-law Jalal Sule Hamma. The former minister was charged with abuse of office by awarding contracts to companies which were allegedly connected to him and also the collapse of the Nigerian Air Project while he was in office. The agency accused Fatima who works with NNPC and her husband Jalal, a member of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission of holding "indirectly private interest in the contract for the Apron Extension at the Kastina Airport", for the sum of almost N1.5 billion. Hadi Sirika and his family were alleged of the following charges by EFCC: - Count 1 EFCC accused Mr Sirika of taken advantage of his position to bestow partial advantage to Tianero Nigeria Limited, a company owned by his close confidant, Gabriel Tilmann. The EFCC alleged that between April 2022 and March 2023
