I’ll expose illegalities going on in this country, says Adoke
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — Planned ar- raignment of the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN, on corruption charges, was stalled yesterday, due to failure of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to serve copies of the charge on the defendants.
Adoke, was to be arraigned on a 42-count charge, following alleged role he played in the $1.1 billion Malabu Oil block fraud.
Other defendants in the charge are Aliyu Abubakar, Rasky Gbinigie, Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited, Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited.
However, when the case was called up, EFCC’s lawyer, Mr. Bala Sanga, told the court that the prosecution was unable to serve all the defendants with the charge.
He told the court that the 2nd defendant, Abubakar was on the run and was arrested about…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
