Justice Ekwo refused EFCC's request for a stand down and adjourned the matter to August 4, for the continuation of trial.
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Dissatisfied, Justice Ekwo said the EFCC had more than one month from the last adjourned date to amend and file charges against the defendants. He said the case ought to be given speedy dispensation considering the fact that it was filed in 2017. “I do not have the amended charges in the court file so I cant say anything about the amended charge.”
The EFCC, had on February 10 arraigned Mr Adoke and a businessman, Aliyu Abubakar, on seven counts. Mr Adoke had six counts while Mr Abubakar had one count. PREMIUM TIMES reported how almost half of the $1.1 billion paid by Shell and Eni in the controversial OPL 245 deal brokered by Mr Adoke and some other officials of the Goodluck Jonathan administration ended in accounts controlled by Mr Abubakar.Adoke tackles Malami, demands apology, retraction of false evidence against him – FULL LETTER
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