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Court Dismisses Money Laundering Charge Against Former AGF, Adoke
The money laundering charge filed against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Monster of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Friday, upheld Adoke’s no-case submission.
Nation Post reports that the judge stated that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the ex-AGF in relation to counts one to four of the 10-count charge.
Justice Ekwo deemed the evidence presented by the prosecution as manifestly unreliable, leading to the discharge and acquittal of the ex-AGF.
Adoke’s co-defendant, Aliyu Abubakar, did not fare as well as he hoped.
Justice Ekwo determined that the prosecution had successfully presented a strong case against Abubakar in relation to counts five, six, eight, and nine of the charge.
However, the judge dismissed counts one, seven, and ten, as they pertained to Abubakar, a businessman involved in real estate and petroleum.
Subsequently, Justice Ekwo scheduled April 22 as the date for Abubakar to present his defense regarding the remaining counts.
