$2 million Fraud Trial: Audio Recording Deepens Case Against Former Minister Hadi Sirika
The trial of
Nigeria's former aviation minister Hadi Sirika, prosecuted over the failed
launch of national carrier Nigeria Air and diversion
of public funds amounting to 2.7 billion naira ($1.95 million), took a dramatic
turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, when an audio recording tendered by the
prosecution, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was played
in open court before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja.
