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I’ve no case to answer, Adoke’s co-defendant tells court on money laundry

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Mr Aliyu Abubakar, a co-defendant in the alleged money laundering trial of the former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja that he had no case to answer in the matter.Abubakar’s counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, made this known to Justice Inyang Ekwo during the adoption of the final written addresses of parties in the tria-within-trial after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case.Olanipekun, in his argument, said that the extra-judicial statements obtained from his client by the officers of the EFCC,…

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EFCC officer threatened me to indict Jonathan, Adoke, witness tells court

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Mr Aliyu Abubakar, a defence witness in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke told a Federal High Court, Abuja that an EFCC officer threatened him to indict former President Goodluck Jonathan in alleged money laundering.Abubakar, who is also a co-defendant in the suit, told Justice Inyang Ekwo while being led in evidence by his counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, that the officer, Mr Bala Sanga, also threatened him to indict the minister.Adoke was the Minister of Justice during President Jonathan’s administration between April 6, 2010 and April…

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Alleged money laundering: Court fixes March 7 for trial-within-trial for Adoke, 1 other

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 7, 2022, for trial-within-trial in a money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, and other.Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date, on Tuesday, at the instance of the EFCC lawyer, Bala Sanga.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC is prosecuting Adoke (1st defendant) alongside an oil mogul, Mr. Aliyu Abubakar (2nd defendant), on a 14-count charge. Justice Ekwo had, on Monday, fixed today…

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Court okays Adoke’s permission to travel to UAE for medical check-up

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday granted permission to former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to travel for medical checkup in the United Arab Emirate (UAE). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, granted the prayer after the lawyer to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Nnenna Oko, acknowledged that the agency had been served with a copy of the application and they were not objecting. Earlier, Adoke’s counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, moved the motion on notice dated and filed on…

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