EFCC files charges against Adoke, Etete, others over $1.1bn fraud
The charges were reportedly filed on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Ex-Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke
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The EFCC also filed charges against former petroleum minister, Dan Etete and a controversial businessman, Abubakar Aliyu for their involvement in the deal, Premium Times reports.
Adoke and former Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama were said to have approved the transfer of about $1.1 billion into Nigerian accounts controlled by Mr. Etete.
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The money, which was paid by major oil firms, Shell and ENI, was transferred to accounts controlled by Aliyu after the initial transfer to Etete.
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