Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika is being investigated by Nigeria’s secret police over the recent controversial “launch” of Nigeria Air.
Sirika was in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday to answer questions over the controversial national carrier.
It was gathered that Sirika arrived at the DSS headquarters in Abuja for interrogation in an SUV, and was reportedly grilled for several hours by DSS officials.
The development comes after the acting Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Captain Dapo Olumide, told the Senate Committee on Aviation that the plane that was unveiled as Nigeria Air was a chartered aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines, which was used to unveil the Nigeria Air logo but that it was not yet operational.
The “launch” of Nigeria Air was widely criticised as a scam, as the plane that was unveiled was revealed to be over 10 years old and had previously been operated by Ethiopian Airlines and Malawi Airlines.
An investigative journalist had also in an exposé chronicled the dirty underhand dealings, malfeasance and massive corruption that characterised the processes of setting up of the supposed national carrier and its eventually launch.
