The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, quizzed a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over fraud allegations to the tune of ₦8bn.
According to the Commission, the sum was for four aviation contracts from the former minister, to a company called Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by his younger brother, a civil servant and deputy director on Level 16 in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, where he has been working since 2000 till date.
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The agency says apart from being listed as the company’s MD/CEO, Abubakar Sirika was the sole signatory to the company’s two accounts, domiciled in Zenith and Union banks.
Back in February, the former aviation minister’s younger brother, Abubakar Sirika, was arrested by EFCC.
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