Sirika’s trial: Witness tells court how Ethiopian Airlines plane was allegedly presented as ‘Nigeria Air’

A prosecution witnesser successful the ongoing proceedings of erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court successful Abuja that an craft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines was allegedly utilized for the nationalist show of the projected Nigeria Air task successful 2023.

The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the 12th prosecution witness, Christopher Odofin, during proceedings earlier Justice S.C. Oriji successful the proceedings involving the erstwhile curate and 3 others.

Sirika is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, connected an amended six-count complaint bordering connected alleged maltreatment of bureau and misappropriation of nationalist funds exceeding N2 billion.

Others lasting proceedings alongside him are his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika, his son-in-law, Hamma Jalal Sule, and Al Buraq Global Investment Limited.

According to Odofin, investigations revealed that an craft bearing the Nigeria Air livery arrived astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, connected May 27, 2023, 3 days earlier the extremity of the medication of erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari.

The witnesser told the tribunal that the craft remained successful Abuja for a little show earlier departing for Addis Ababa connected May 29, 2023.

Reading from documents tendered earlier the court, Odofin stated that the arrangement...