Justice S.C. Oriji listened to the recording during the hearing as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continued presenting evidence against Sirika and his co-defendants.
Proceedings in the alleged N2.7billion fraud trial involving former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja played an audio recording prosecutors say captured the former minister discussing a consultancy arrangement with senior officials in the ministry.
Justice S.C. Oriji listened to the recording during the hearing as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continued presenting evidence against Sirika and his co-defendants.
The prosecution's 12th witness (PW12), Assistant Commander of the EFCC (ACE II) Christopher Odofin, testified that the voice in the recording belonged to Sirika and that the conversation was between the former minister and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation, Enitan Abel.
Led in evidence by defence counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the witness told the court that the communication was a voice note allegedly sent by Sirika from Spain to the permanent secretary.
