JUST IN: COURT CLEARS EX-AGF ADOKE MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

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Mohammed Adoke (SAN), a former minister of justice and attorney general of the Federation, was cleared on Friday by a Federal High Court in Abuja of all allegations related to money laundering that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had brought against him.

In a decision on a no-case application made by the former AGF, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, stated that the EFCC had not shown a prima facie (sufficient evidence) case against the former AGF.

“I find that there is no evidence to prove the alleged offences against the first defendant (Adoke),” the judge said.

But according to Justice Ekwo, Aliyu Abubakar, the second defendant, must begin his defense since he has a point to make.

A 14-count charge against Adoke and oil magnate Aliyu Abubakar was preferred by the EFCC.

According to the accusation, Adoke accepted a cash payment from Abubakar sometime in August 2013 in Abuja, which is equivalent to N300 million in dollars.

As a result, the anti-graft agency claimed that Adoke committed an offense that is punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011, as amended.

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