Court Discharges Former AGF Adoke and Others in Malabu Oil Scam Case
In a recent development, a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, and six others have been discharged by a Federal Capital Territory High Court. This decision came after the court dismissed charges related to the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence, OPL 245, also known as the Malabu Oil scam.
The charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Adoke and the other defendants included disobeying legal directives, offering and receiving bribes, conspiracy, and forgery among other offenses.
Adoke, who held the position of AGF and Minister of Justice during Goodluck Jonathan's administration, was the primary defendant in the case with the suit marked FCT/HC/CR/151/2020.
Alongside Adoke, the other accused parties were Aliyu Abubakar,...