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

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines was allegedly used for the public display of the proposed Nigeria Air project in 2023.
The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the 12th prosecution witness, Christopher Odofin, during proceedings before Justice S.C. Oriji in the trial involving the former minister and three others.
Sirika is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended six-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds exceeding N2 billion.
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