EFCC is probing allegations of conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds, contract inflation, criminal breach of trust and money laundering.
Some of the contracts were believed to have been traced to Abubakar.
Of the contract sum, about N3, 212,258,930.18 has been traced to Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by Abubakar, who is a Level-16 officer, a deputy director, in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.
It was learnt that four big contracts were awarded to Abubakar’s Engirios Nigeria Limited when his brother was in charge of the ministry.
According to EFCC investigators, Abubakar Sirika is listed as the company’s Managing Director (MD)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Besides, it was found out that he is the sole signatory to the two accounts linked to the firm with two banks.
The four contracts the ex-minister awarded to his brother are:
• Construction of the Terminal Building in Katsina Airport (N1,345,586,500.00);
Fire Truck Maintenance and Refurbishment Centre in Katsina Airport (N3, 811,497,685.00);
• Procurement and installation of elevators, air conditioners and power generator house in Aviation House, Abuja (N615,195,275.000);
• Procurement of Magnus Aircraft and simulator for Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (N2, 296,897, 404.00).
It was learnt that the contract awards and the timelines were between August 2022 and May 2023.
