Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, we gathered is stranded in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), Dubai.
His lawyer, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN) told Justice Inyang Ekwo in the alleged money laundering trial filed against him and Aliyu Abubakar by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Agabi said; “My lord, let me apologise to you that the 1st defendant in this matter, Mohammed Bello Adoke, is not in court today due to circumstances beyond his control.”
“I thank this court for granting him permission to travel abroad for medical examination.”
“Before Adoke left this country, he tested negative. But unfortunately while in the UAE, he tested positive at his point of his return to Nigeria.”
“However, he is now negative after the treatment, but he was unable to get a flight to the country. Happily, he will return tomorrow, January 12, 2021.”
For those who don’t know, Adoke was granted permission to travel abroad for medical checkup on December 11th, 2020.
However, the judge who ordered that his international passport be released to him, gave Adoke the permission to travel between December 15 and return on January 10, 2021, a day before the scheduled resumption of trial.
