Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, has been charged with an alleged ₦2.7 billion fraud.
He pleaded not guilty and was granted ₦100 million bail.
Sirika’s daughter and two others were also tried for their involvement in the crime.
The counsel to the EFCC Rotimi Jacobs is, however, asking that the case be given an expeditious hearing.
Mister Jacobs says the defendants were granted bail by the commission and to report on the 19th of April, but failed.
He added that since they are in court, the court should ensure that they appear in court in order not to delay the case unnecessarily.
Counsel to Sirika, Kanu Agabi, is asking for mercy from the judge while granting bail. He is also asking that he be granted bail on self-recognition.
The counsel for the second defendant, Mahmoud Magaji, says his client is a nursing mother and should be granted bail on extreme liberal grounds.
