EFCC Slams Adoke, Others With Fresh Charges

Ex-Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for new charges on money laundering, alongside Aliyu Abubakar.

Adoke and Aliyu are facing charges in connection to their dealings in the Malabu Oil scam side by side with others.

After the seven count charges were read to them at the Federal High Court in Abuja, they all pled not guilty.

It was reported by the EFCC that, in September 2013, money to the tune of N900m, paid both in naira and dollars, were paid into Adoke's accounts, violating the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

The prosecuting counsel, Mr. Bala Sanga, after hearing the pleas of the defendants, requested that the court remanded them until their bail application were heard and decided, to which the legal team of Adoke responded saying that a bail application had been filed in separate occasions for their clients.

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The bail application filed by Adoke's legal team is being countered by the prosecuting team, and at the time of writing this report, a member of Adoke's legal defence team, Chief Mike Ozekhome, is arguing the bail application.