Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke (SAN) has been re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on money laundering related charges.
The former AGF, who served during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned with an Abuja businessman, Aliyu Abubakar on a seven-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/39/2017.
Six counts in the charge relate to Adoke while the remaining one was against Abubakar.
Both defendants were, in the charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleged to have committed the alleged offences, involving about N400m, in Abuja in September 2013.
He was accused of among others, receiving the US dollar equivalent of N300m from Abubakar and paying the dollar equivalent of N367,318,800 to one Usman Mohammed Bello.
He was also accused of using N300m which was alleged to be part of the proceeds of unlawful activities, acts classified as offences under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
On his part, Abubakar was accused of making a payment of US dollar equivalent of N300m into Adoke’s account, in violation of the money laundering law.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them by an official of the court.