Christopher Adekunle Odofin, an investigator presented as a witness in a money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former aviation minister Hadi Sirika, has told the FCT High Court in Maitama how he awarded contracts worth N2.7 billion to companies controlled by his family members in violation of federal laws.
Sirika, being the first defendant, is on trial alongside his daughter Hadi Sirika Fatima, son-in-law Hamma Jalal Sule and Al Buraq Global Investment Limited on amended six-count-charge predicated on abuse of office and money laundering amounting to N2.7 billion.
Giving a testimony under oath before Justice S. C. Oriji, the witness told the court how Sirika broke down a terminal project, designated as a single item in Serial No 13 shown in a June 2022 response to the aviation ministry by the Bureau of Public Procurement, into pieces for the purpose of satisfying his cronies.