Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Katsina Emirate Council has appointed Hadi Sirika, a former aviation minister who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for multi-billion naira fraud, as a traditional ruler.

Mr Sirika was appointed as Marusan Katsina or District Head of Shargalle in the Dutsi Local Government Area.

Mr Sirika, who served as minister in the late President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, was investigated by the EFCC after leaving office in 2023.

He was subsequently charged before two separate courts at the end of the investigations.

In the first case, he is accused of a N2.8 billion contract fraud. The other defendants in the case are Mr Sirika's daughter, Fatima Sirika, her husband, Jalal H...