Public pressure is mounting on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to arrest and probe allegations of corruption raised against the immediate past minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika who is also reportedly, a nephew of former President Muhammadu Buhari over the scandal around the establishment of Nigeria Air.
The pressure in the public space is coming after the revelation last Tuesday by the acting managing director of Nigeria Air, Captain Dapo Olumide that the aircraft reportedly brought into the country penultimate week as belonging to the airline was actually chartered from Ethiopian Airlines to show off.
The revelation coming with allegations of billions of naira spent on the project by Sirika has inspired momentum for the investigation of Sirika by the nation’s anti-corruption agencies.
The pressure to arrest Sirika, a nephew of former President Buhari was being pushed strongly on Twitter on Thursday morning.
Some of the tweets gathered:
David Hundeyin PA @iamdlaw2
The money Hadi Sirika used to hire Ethiopian plane, rebranded and painted it before flying into Nigeria can be used to build over 400 classrooms blocks drill over 5000 boreholes for community without a single source of water. This is just for the show of shame only
Olu @empror24
Ethiopia Airlines officials are culprits with suspect criminal investigations of Nigeria Air; Nigerian Taxpayer money to their pockets. EFCC should do the needful to the Minister of Aviation Mr, Hadi Sirika.He needs to refund our money spent on renting the aircraft & deco paints.
The “Nigeria Air” Hadi Sirika produced with 85 billion naira of taxpayers money. pic.twitter.com/1GDTOXvgIV
— Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) June 7, 2023
Dan Atim @OfficialDanAtim
If @officialEFCC cannot arrest and prosecute Hadi Sirika, Abubakar Malami, Emefiele, Sadiya Umar and other Buhari appointees who stole billions from govt then, Tinubu appointees will continue the looting spree
Hadi sirika @hadisirika stole so much as the minister of aviation, that he built an entirely new city for himself, in his rural village in Katsina state.
We should start hanging corrupt politicians in Nigeria. Without that, corruption won’t end in this country. pic.twitter.com/xrxE0iE4n8
— 99% OPPRESSED. (@PIDOMNIGERIA) June 6, 2023
Don’t forget that this same criminal Hadi sirika @hadisirika in may 2023, spent a whooping sum of 12 billion naira of tax payers money, to buy 10 fire frighting trucks. He claimed to have paid 1.2 billion naira, for each truck 😭
This th!ef should be the reason for death penalty pic.twitter.com/UwO01PQyUs
— 99% OPPRESSED. (@PIDOMNIGERIA) June 6, 2023
How much did Nigeria Air ✈️ Scam cost Nigerians?
Nigeria Air ✈️ gulped $8.8 million in preliminary cost and $300 milliom as take-off cost. Dollars NOT naira‼️
Here is part of where it went to👇🏿
Hadi Sirika golden mansion & street of gold leading to it. pic.twitter.com/m6RcCCSmGQ
— Elle🌺 (@sweetsixtien) June 6, 2023
Bigwig Austin™ @aai_austin
Buhari kept borrowing money every four market days only for the borrowed money to be looted or siphoned by Hadi Sirika & his colleagues in govt Now we owe N77trn debt, subsidy had to be removed so we could pay for their stolen loans God punish u & ur family for supporting APC
Usen @OliverUsen
So, when will @officialEFCC and @icpcnigeria invite Hadi Sirika for questioning? Let it be known that Buhari and Osibanjo ran the most incompetent and corrupt government ever.
Twice, before our very eyes, Buhari’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, pulled one of the greatest heists, the world over, with a phantom launch of #NigeriaAir and its logo.
If anti-graft public agencies such as the @officialEFCC & @icpcnigeria do not arrest Hadi Sirika within the… pic.twitter.com/R8CXHr0TED
— Ike Ihiala🇺🇸 (@HisKnowledgeabl) June 6, 2023
So when will Hadi Sirika, the fraud, be arrested?
— Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) June 7, 2023
If it is china, Hadi sirika @hadisirika will be sentence to death, & be killed next week latest.
If it is Japan, he will hurriedly commit suicide tonight, to avoid the shame & embarrassment.
If it is the US, they will arrest him today & charge him to court.
