Nigeria Air - EFCC Alleges Ex-Aviation Minister Rented Ethiopian Airlines Plane for Show
An EFCC witness said the aircraft was displayed for less than 72 hours to create the appearance that Nigeria Air had launched.
- On Wednesday, Prosecution Witness Christopher Odofin testified at the Abuja High Court that former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika staged a 'fake' launch of Nigeria Air by passing off an Ethiopian Airlines jet as the national carrier.
- Sirika chartered the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft for a three-day static display from May 27 to May 29, 2023; the Nigeria Air logo was removed after the 72-hour exhibition, and the plane returned to Addis Ababa.
- Investigators analyzed voice notes where Sirika instructed Permanent Secretary Enitan Muyiwa Abel to award contracts to Tianaero Nigeria Limited, a company owned by his close associate Gabriel Tilmann.
- Sirika faces prosecution for alleged abuse of office alongside his daughter Fatima Hadi Sirika, son-in-law Hamma Jalal Sule, and Buraq Global Investment Limited, as Justice Oriji adjourned the trial until June 17, 2026.
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alleges Sirika misappropriated over N2 billion in public funds, citing Nigeria Air contracts exceeding N599 million that were extended under his direction.
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Nigeria Air - EFCC Alleges Ex-Aviation Minister Rented Ethiopian Airlines Plane for Show
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines as the proposed Nigeria Air shortly before the end of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Witness: How Sirika rented plane for fake lunch of Nigeria...
The 12th Prosecution Witness (PW12) Christopher Odofin, in the ongoing trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday, told Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Abuja, how Sirika allegedly passed off an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airline as that of the promised Nigeria Air by the government of the late President Muhammadu Buhari. The decoy aircraft, adorned with the livery of the promised Nig…
Hadi Sirika staged Nigeria Air launch with charter jet—EFCC witness
A prosecution witness has told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, allegedly used an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft to stage the launch of the Nigeria Air project. The post Hadi Sirika staged Nigeria Air launch with charter jet—EFCC witness appeared first on Nairametrics.
Nigeria Air Unveiling was Staged with Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft, EFCC Witness Tells Court in Sirika Trial
An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Abuja that the aircraft unveiled as Nigeria Air in May 2023 was chartered from Ethiopian Airlines for a three-day display before being returned to Addis Ababa. Christopher Odofin, the 12th prosecution witness in the trial of Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, gave the testimony on Wednesday before Sylvanus Or…
Witness Reveals in Sirika's Trial: Ethiopian Airlines Plane Dubbed...
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that an aircr... #hotnews, #court, #nigeriaair, #ethiopianairlines, #sirikastrial, #flyingeze
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