Nigeria, June 18 -- An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday that Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation, violated due process in awarding a contract to a company belonging to his friend.

Christopher Odofin, EFCC's 12th prosecution witness, said this in his testimony which he continued from where he stopped on 10 June. Mr Odofin's testimony has focussed on the contract awarded to the company, Tanaero Nigeria Limited (TNL), belonging to Gabriel Tilmann.

The controversial contract was for consultancy services for the failed Nigeria Air project.

Mr Odofin said the contract originally awarded to TNL for over N299 million on 4 April 2022 was later exte...