Alex Enumah in Abuja
A former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, was on Thursday admitted to bail within the sum of N100 million by Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Excessive Courtroom of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama.
The choose admitted Sirika, his daughter, Fatima and son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, to bail shortly after the pleaded not responsible to a six depend cost learn towards them by the court docket.
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) had arraigned the trio as a agency, Al-Duraq Funding Ltd, over alleged abuse of workplace and fraud to the tune of N2.7 billion.
They have been mentioned to have dedicated the alleged offences whereas Sirika served as minister beneath former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The trio nevertheless had up until shut of labor as we speak to excellent their bail or be remanded in a Correctional Middle.
Equally, each Fatima and Hamma can be launched upon assembly a bail of N100 million every.
As a part of the situations connected to the bail, the three defendants are to every produce two sureties in like sum, who have to be residents of Abuja, owns verifiable properties and there worldwide passports deposited with the court docket.
As well as the defendants should not journey out of the court docket’s jurisdiction with permission from the court docket.
Particulars later…
