In January, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, had revealed that the EFCC was investigating the controversial Nigeria Air deal sealed by Sirika.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it will on Tuesday arraign former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, before Justice Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Garki.
SaharaReporters in April reported that EFCC arrested the former minister in connection with an ongoing investigation related to money laundering to the tune of N8,069,176,864.00.
Sirika, who was the aviation minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari and his brother were slammed with 8-count charges.
SaharaReporters had also reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted Sirika, his daughter, and two others N100 million bail each over the alleged N2.7 billion fraud.
Sirika was arraigned alongside his daughter, Fatima; his son-in-law, Jalal Hamma and Al-Duraq Investment Limited before Justice Sylvanus of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
The court had also ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison custody should they fail to fulfill their bail conditions.
Justice Oriji had also ordered that the defendants must not travel abroad without the court’s permission.
The anti-graft agency is charging the suspects for alleged N2.7billion contract fraud uncovered in the aviation ministry under Sirika and during the former President Buhari’s administration.
The charge sheet alleged that Sirika used his position as the Minister of Aviation to fraudulently award contracts to his daughter, son in-law and associates.