Alleged N109bn Fraud: Court remands Ex-AGF Idris in prison

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, remanded the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, in prison pending the determination of their bail applications. The trio were arraigned alongside a company, Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Ltd, on a 14-count charge bordering on gratification, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of over N109 billion fraud. The presiding judge, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi, ordered that Idris and his co-defendants be kept in Kuje pending the hearing of their…

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Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC files amended charges against ex- AGF Adoke

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an additional seven charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, over money laundering allegations involving about N400 million. The trial of the ex-AGF who was re-arraigned alongside an Abuja-based businessman, Aliyu Abubakar, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 17, 2020, was expected to begin on Monday, but it was stalled due to the amended charges. The initial charge contained seven counts, with six of them relating to Adoke. At the resumed…

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