Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- A prosecution witness said on Monday that former minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, awarded, while in office, the contract for the repairs of Katsina Airport to unqualified companies.

Musa Odiniyan, a retired director in the Procurement Department of the Ministry of Aviation, said this in his testimony as the fifth prosecution witness (PW5) in Mr Sidika's corruption trial at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Mr Sirika and three others, including her daughter Fatima Hadi Sirika, on six amended counts of contract fraud involving N2.8 billion.

The rest of the defendants are Fatima's husband, Jalal Hamma, and Al Buraq Glob...