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The complaint on behalf of Adoke addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, dated February 5, 2021, was in relation to an email earlier sent by Corner House on the investigations and commencement of the criminal trial at the Court of Milan against entities connected with the OPL 245 settlement agreement.
Adoke, who had been out of the country for some years, arrived Nigeria on Thursday from Dubai, United Arab Emirates into the waiting arm of operatives of the EFCC at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
His Lordship Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory last Friday gave an…
The CSOs said this in a statement on Sunday, accusing Malami of having a different agenda from that of the President in the war against corruption
Adoke, who has been in Europe, stated his position in a statement he personally signed and made available to the media on Sunday
Adoke, in a letter by his lawyer, Femi Oboro, urged the United Nations body not to watch while he is persecuted for an offense he knows nothing about
I am therefore convinced that the searches are in furtherance of an orchestrated plan to harass, intimidate and generally prevent me from pursuing my suit against the federal government
Although they displayed a warrant from a High Court of Justice in Gudu District, Abuja, the policemen refused to disclose their exact mission
Jonathan was said to have given approval for the deal
However, the EFCC said the affected funds might have been consultancy fees
Documents tendered before an Abuja Federal High Court by the former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, in a suit brought against the Attorney General of the Federation (ref. FHC/ABJ/CS/446/2017) seeking to prove his innocence in the $1.1 billion payment to Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, show that the Federal Government may have mismanaged the revocation of OPL 245 oil block and the eventual settlement agreement reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Malabu Oil and Gas Limited in November 2006
The gunmen, who did not identify themselves as security operatives, but claimed to be searching for cash in the three-bedroom bungalow, did not present any warrant
The CLO said if the EFCC has any case against the former minister, it should pursue this within the confines of the law
Adoke, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Victor Akhidenor, said the invasion of his home was in continuation of the move to soil his name
The operatives were said to have gone as far as searching the roof of the house after breaking down several doors.
As long as Malabu complied with the terms of its agreement in respect of OPL 245 by paying the signature bonus of US$207,960,000 in addition to withdrawing her appeal against the FG at the Court of Appeal, it would be unconscionable and inequitable for the FG to behave as if it never made the said agreement
It could be recalled that the EFCC has filed charges against the ex-minister and some former officials over the Malabu oil deal
I am of the respectful view that it should be clear to any person dispassionately reviewing the transaction to confirm that I had no personal interest in the transaction
The nine-count charge was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja