BEVERLY HILLS, February 10, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has filed fresh charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.
Adoke was arraigned on Monday before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He is being charged along with his co-defendant, Aliyu Abubakar, on six counts bordering on money laundering and criminal diversion of funds in the Malabo oil deal.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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The duo are standing trial alongside others at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada in Abuja, in respect of the Malabu Oil scam.
According to the anti-graft agency, the duo, in September 2013, made payments (in naira and dollar), of about N900m into the former AGF’s accounts.
This is in violation of various provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, EFCC said.
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After the defendants took their pleas, the prosecution lawyer, Bala Sanga, urged the court to remand them in EFCC custody pending when their bail applications would be heard and determined.
