Mohamed Bello Adoke

EFCC Re-Arraigns Adoke, Abubakar For Money Laundering

EFCC Re-Arraigns Adoke, Abubakar For Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zone, on Tuesday, re-arraigned former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mohamed Bello Adoke and Aliyu Abubakar before a Federal High Court sitting.

Justice I.E. Ekwo presided over the 14-count amended charge of money laundering to the tune of over Six Million United States Dollars ($6,000,000).

It will be recalled that the defendants were arraigned on a seven-count charge before Justice Binta Nyako, on March 1, 2020, re-arraigned on June 17, 2020, on the same number of charges before Justice Ekwo and re-arraigned again, August 4, 2020, on 14-count …