Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, cleared of money laundering charges by Abuja Federal High Court .
Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld Adobe’s “no case” submission against money laundering allegations, dismissing the charge brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2017.
Whike the EFCC claimed that the agency failed to substantiate its case against Adoke. The courts’s decision discharged and acquitted Adoke, while ordering the second defendant, property developer Abubakar Aliyu, to present his defense.