Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke, who was earlier cleared of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court has lauded the court judgment.
This was contained in a statement titled ‘I have been vindicated’, and made available to newsmen shortly after the court exonerated him.
The statement read, “Today, the Federal High Court, Abuja, Coram Inyang Ekwo, J upheld the No-case Submission I made to the spurious charges levied against me by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the official role I played in the implementation of the 2006 Settlement Agreement entered into by the Federal Government of Nigeria and Malabu Oil & Gas Limited (Malabu) over the disputed ownership of OPL 245.
“It has been a harrowing experience that has lasted for over nine years due mainly to the antics of the prosecution, which hurriedly filed charges against me to satisfy some narrow political interests but became reluctant to prove their case for want of evidence.
“The trial became an object of a political witch hunt and scapegoatism, as the EFCC needed to hang corruption charges on my neck as a way of sustaining FGN’s claims against the implementation of the Settlement Agreement in foreign jurisdictions such as Milan, Italy, the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
“Now that the trial is over, I have the option of suing the Nigerian state and all those who contributed to my ordeal.
“While contemplating the next steps, I leave all my traducers to their conscience and the judgment of posterity.
“Despite my ordeal, my faith in the Nigeria project is not misplaced or shaken. I will continue to contribute my quota to the progress and development of our great country,” Adoke concluded.
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