The anti-graft agency accused Sirika of conferring undue advantage on some entities between April 2022 and March 2023 in Abuja.
The embattled minister was also alleged of abuse of his office by awarding consultancy N1.3bn contract for the Nigerian Air Start-up to Tianero Nigeria Limited.
Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation, and his daughter Fatima have been arraigned by a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged N2.7 billion fraud in connection with the botched Nigerian Air project.
The ex-minister and his daughter, and two others have been granted the bail, sum of ₦100m with two sureties.
The sureties, according to the court, must have landed properties in Abuja and also responsible citizens.
The sureties must depose to an affidavit of means. The court also restricted the defendants from traveling abroad without its permission.
Justice Oriji ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison custody if they failed to meet their bail conditions.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the former minister, his daughter, and two others with six offenses.
The anti-graft agency accused Sirika of giving some firms unfair advantages between April 2022 and March 2023 in Abuja.
It added that that embattled minister abused his office by awarding consultancy N1.3bn contract for the Nigerian Air Start-up to Tianero Nigeria Limited
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