A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, standing trial for an alleged N7.2bn fraud, said he was ready to go to prison just like the prophets.
Sirika, his daughter, and three others were arraigned at a Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday on a six-count amended criminal charge before Justice Sylvanus Oriji.
A video of the ex-minister speaking in court with his lawyers surfaced on X on Thursday, May 9.
As reported by The Punch, in the video, Sirika, dressed in cream Babariga, could be heard saying:
He continued:
As reported by Vanguard, Sirika said in court in Hausa: ‘Annabawa ma sunje,’ which translates to ‘Even prophets went to jail’ in English.
As usual, Nigerians took to the comment section on X and reacted to the former minister’s statement and words during court trial. TimesNow.com.ng captured their reactions below.
@Muktar_Jnr tweeted:
@the_scholar1 tweeted:
@AbbaM_Abiyos tweeted:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Sirika, had been granted bail of N100 million by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The former minister was granted bail alongside his daughter and two others, who were also meant to pay N100 million each as their bail condition, making a total of N400 million.
The former minister and three others appeared in court over an allegation of fraud to the tune of â¦2.7bn.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
