{"id":119296,"date":"2024-05-23T11:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/alleged-n19-4bn-fraud-hadi-sirika-brother-arraigned-plead-not-guilty"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:13:33","slug":"alleged-n19-4bn-fraud-hadi-sirika-brother-arraigned-plead-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/alleged-n19-4bn-fraud-hadi-sirika-brother-arraigned-plead-not-guilty","title":{"rendered":"Alleged N19.4bn fraud: Hadi Sirika, brother arraigned, plead not guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, over an alleged contract fraud.<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigned Sirika alongside his brother, Ahmad Abubakar Sirika; and Enginos Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Abubakar, before Justice Suleman Belgore of the FCT High Court sitting in Garki, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>They were arraigned on a 10-count amended charge dated May 13 and filed on May 14, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sirika is alleged to have abused his office by awarding contracts worth N19.4 billion to Enginos Nigeria Limited.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the counts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, over an alleged contract fraud. EFCC arraigned Sirika alongside his brother, Ahmad Abubakar Sirika; and Enginos Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Abubakar, before Justice Suleman Belgore of the FCT High Court sitting in Garki, Abuja. 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