April 19, (THEWILL)- The Federal High Court, Abuja, has discharged and acquitted a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, of money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC had in 2017, filed a 10-count amended charge bordering on money laundering against Adoke and Aliyu Abubakar.
Ruling on Adoke’s no-case submission on Friday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said the EFCC had been unable to prove the essential ingredients of the evidence adduced in counts one to four of the 10-count charge filed against the ex-AGF and his co-defendant, Abubakar.
Justice Ekwo, who held that the evidence was manifestly unreliable, dismissed the case and declared Adoke discharged and acquitted of the money laundering charge.
However, the judge held that the anti-graft agency had been able to establish a case against Abubakar in counts five, six, eight, and nine of the charge preferred against him, while he struck out counts one, seven, and 10.
Justice Ekwo has, however, adjourned until April 22, 23, and 24 for Abubakar to open his defence.
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