JUST IN: Court Dismisses EFCC Case, Acquits Former AGF Adoke of All Charges

JUST IN: Court Dismisses EFCC Case, Acquits Former AGF Adoke of All Charges

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been discharged and acquitted of all charges of money laundering by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Adoke and property developer Abubakar Aliyu with money laundering of N300 million in 2017.

Justice Ekwo ruled that the EFCC failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the charges against Adoke, resulting in his acquittal. In his ruling, Ekwo upheld the “no case” submission by Adoke’s defense, stating that there was a lack of evidence to support the accusations.

In contrast, the second defendant, Aliyu, was found to have a case to answer and must open his defense. The ruling follows a similar decision by Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the FCT High Court in March 2024, who dismissed the charges against Adoke and other defendants due to contradictions in the EFCC’s case.

The EFCC’s case against Adoke and Aliyu was centered on transactions involving N300 million, with the commission presenting differing narratives before different courts. While the commission claimed the funds were a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011 before one court, it admitted the transactions were related to a mortgage taken from Unity Bank in another.

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