Interpol Arrests Adoke at Abuja Airport, Hands Him Over to EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the immediate-past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), is currently in its custody.

The Commission disclosed this in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle yesterday.

The former minister had earlier been arrested in Abuja yesterday afternoon, on his arrival from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates where he had been held by the International Police Organisation since November 11, 2019.

He was arrested by the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police at the Abuja airport.

The EFCC also disclosed that its acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, had been meeting with UAE authorities over his plans to prosecute Adoke for his alleged involvement in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil scam.

The tweet read, “Former AGF, Mohammed Adoke has arrived in Nigeria from Dubai. The ex-AGF left Dubai following pressure from the EFCC.

“The aircraft departed the Emirati commercial capital at about 11am (8am Nigerian time) and touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 3.45pm.

“Officers of the EFCC were on the ground at the airport when he arrived. The EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu and Dubai authorities have held a series of meetings in respect of the former attorney-general. He was accompanied by Interpol officers on Emirates Airlines flight 785.”

Adoke’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had said in a statement that his client would voluntarily submit to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on arriving Nigeria.

Adoke, who had been on self-exile since the end of his tenure in 2015, was arrested in November by Interpol in Dubai over his alleged involvement in the Malabu Oil deal in Nigeria.

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