The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a petition to probe the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for allegedly using the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air, to perpetrate fraud and commit economic sabotage against the country. The petition was addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and was signed by the Executive Director of a civic group, Secure World and Liberty Initiative for Peace, Mark Adebayo.
Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC Petitioned To Probe ‘Nigerian Air’ Fraud By Outgoing Minister Of Aviation, Hadi SirikaThe petition was addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and was signed by the Executive Director of a civic group, Secure World and Liberty Initiative for Peace, Mark Adebayo.
The group requested the anti-graft agency to investigate the outgoing minister for displaying “impunity in the unveiling of an aircraft on Friday in Abuja purportedly belonging to Nigeria Air, despite an existing court order restraining the minister from taking any action regarding the project.” The civil society group averred that the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos headed by Justice A.
"We can confirm that the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 with the registration number ET-APL, has since left the country this weekend for Turkey according to a check on the flight radar; it only transited Nigeria for the farce of a show put up by the minister. The flight landing in the country with Ethiopia Airlines' registration number means Nigeria Air has no Air Operator Certificate.
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