An Abuja High Court has granted permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to further detain former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke for another 14 days, preparatory for his arraignment on charges relating to the Malabu Oil scam.
This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the Head, Media & Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren.
Justice Othman Musa, who had earlier on December 20, 2019, granted the commission’s request to detain the ex-AGF for initial 14 days pending investigations, renewed the detention order following a fresh ex parte application by the EFCC on Thursday, the statement said.
Adoke, who is being investigated over his role in the $1.1bn Malabu oil scam, on December 19, 2019 voluntarily returned to the country, ending his over four years of self-exile
He was immediately arrested on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja by operatives of the International Police Organisation and handed over to the EFCC.
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