Photo: Olatunji Obasa.The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the remand of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke , and two of his co-defendants in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over their alleged involvement in the Malabu Oil scam.
The charges involve alleged gratification of N300m, forgery of documents relating to Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, abetting, among others. The rest were Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited, Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Limited, and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited.
The EFCC accused Adoke, as AGF, of playing a pivotal role and receiving bribe to facilitate a fraudulent deal between Malabu and Shell with Agip over the oil block.
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