• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
The Union Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • International
    • Security
    • Judiciary
    • Special Reports
  • Politics
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Communication
    • Energy
    • Maritime
    • Oil & Gas
    • Technology
    • Tourism
  • Health
  • Education
  • Arts & Life
    • Art
    • Books
    • Fashion
    • Lifestyle
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Athletics
    • Tennis
    • Racing
    • Golf
  • Press Freedom
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Interviews
    • Columns
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • International
    • Security
    • Judiciary
    • Special Reports
  • Politics
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Communication
    • Energy
    • Maritime
    • Oil & Gas
    • Technology
    • Tourism
  • Health
  • Education
  • Arts & Life
    • Art
    • Books
    • Fashion
    • Lifestyle
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Athletics
    • Tennis
    • Racing
    • Golf
  • Press Freedom
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Interviews
    • Columns
The Union Nigeria

Anti-Corruption Coalition Writes Buhari, IG, Faults Adoke On OPL 245 Fraud Charges

Adoke among many other was charged by EFCC to court in cases that established mind-bogging corruption running into billions of Naira with the controversial email providing a major source of evidence.

by The Union Nigeria
March 8, 2021
in Anti-Corruption
fraud charges

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare To WhatsAppSend To Mail

An international coalition of anti-corruption groups has asked the Inspector General of Police, IG, Adamu Abubakar to dismiss request for fresh investigation made by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke on the OPL 245 oil fraud.

Adoke had asked the IG to investigate the source of an important email that nailed him saying it was a red herring. A copy of the letter was sent to President Mohammadu Buhari.

In a letter to the Inspector General of Police, (IG), Adamu Abubakar, the world’s leading anti-corruption coalition dismissed Adoke’s claims saying that concrete evidence faults Adoke’s attempt to exonerate himself from the cobweb of graft running into hundreds of millions of dollars in the OPL 245 scam.

Adoke among many others was charged by EFCC to court in cases that established mind-bogging corruption running into billions of Naira with the controversial email providing a major source of evidence.

Adoke had issued a statement through his lawyers saying the email may have been forged by “parties responsible for the petition, investigations and commencement of the criminal trial at the court of Milan”. But the global anti-corruption movement is tearing Adoke’s new position into shreds.

 “There is an attempt by Adoke to create a safe passage in the face of overwhelming evidence against him. Asking the IG to investigate the email already entered into the Milan Tribunal” the coalition made up of Re-Common, The Corner House, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA) and Global Witness said in a letter addressed to the IG last week.

ALSO READ  Appeal Court Declares Binani Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate

The groups were responsible pulling off the lid to expose the can of worms in the OPL 245 dirty deals. The petition was signed by Executive Director, Re-Common, Mr Luca Manes

The coalition said the email was from an address associated with A Group Properties, a company owned by Aliyu Abubakar, who is also charged in Milan and Nigeria with offences related to the OPL 245 deal. It said the email was sent to an employee of JP Morgan Chase, the bank that held the proceeds of the deal on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria and that it was dully signed by a Mohammed Bello Adoke.

The coalition said “The email would certainly appear damaging to Mr Adoke, who is charged in Nigeria with a number of offences arising from the OPL 245 deal. Specifically, the email points to an association between a Mohammed Bello Adoke and the Abubakar company that subsequently arranged the purchase of a house for Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke . Moreover, that association is specifically tied to the OPL 245 deal through the email. It is therefore understandable that Mr Adoke should try to discredit the email.”

It noted that the email first came to light in 2021 as part of civil proceedings by the Federal Republic of Nigeria against JP Morgan Chase [JPMC] in the High Court in London, where it was disclosed by JPMC and cited in support of its claim and that the Milan Prosecutor obtained the email through legal means.

ALSO READ  Man Electrocuted In Abuja While Stealing High-tension Wire

The coalition said the email, which was sent from an email account associated with A •Group Properties, was received by an employee of JPMC on 21 June 2011.

“At the time, none of our groups knew of the existence of A Group Properties, nor of the OPL 245 Resolution Agreements that were attached to the email. At the time, these Agreements were secret and would only have been accessible to parties to the deal, their associates and government officials. The existence of the Resolution Agreements did not come into the public domain until late 2011, months after the email was sent. This alone suggests that the email was sent by someone with official access to the documents”, the coalition said.

It argued that Adoke, through his lawyers, himself suggests a plausible explanation for the email that does not involve forgery, that it was sent by a government official as indicated in the press statement which stated that “Our client while in office had at least five aides working with him, and could have sent an email on his behalf assuming that Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke SAN was busy, or had issues with his email account”.

The coalition said despite this admission, Adoke makes no request for an investigation into this possibility.

fraud charges
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke

The coalition said “The original email as received by JPMC will have properties and electronic information that would enable the identification of the IP address from which it was sent. Mr. Adoke failed to challenge this alleged forged document when it was submitted by the Milan Prosecutor to the Milan Court in the ongoing prosecution.”

ALSO READ  Blasphemy: Reactions As Kano Cleric Sentenced To Death

It asks the IG to contact JPMC, the SFO of United Kingdom, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Justice, the EFCC and the Milan Public Prosecutor to seek their verification of the origins of the email.

“We believe that Mr Adoke’s complaint to you is a deliberate attempt to pervert the course of justice and would request that you investigate. We would draw your attention to the fact that Mr. Adoke was repatriated from the United Arab Emirate by the Nigerian Government and that Messrs Adoke and Abubakar are facing potential trials in three different cases arising from the investigation of the OPL 245 case.

The group noted that in addition, the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) has recovered $78million related to the OPL 245 deal from the UK – money that was recovered as stolen assets while the Nigerian authority is also a civil party to the Milan trial.

The coalition said depending on the outcome of that trial, the Nigerian State stands to benefit potentially from substantial further compensation.

close

Subscribe To Receive Newsletters

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

ShareTweetSendSend
Previous Post

Ministry Of Solid Mineral In N2 Billion Misappropriation Scandal

Next Post

Ex –Power Minister Arraigned for N148m PHCN Severance Benefit Bribe

MORE STORIES

HEDA Writes ICPC Over Alleged Corruption In Nigeria's NG-Cares Programme

HEDA Writes ICPC Over Alleged Corruption In Nigeria’s NG-Cares Programme

January 23, 2023
EFCC Auctions of Over 190 Vehicles in Abuja, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Benin, Others

EFCC: Six Successful Bids Recorded on Day Two of Sale of Forfeited Real Estate Assets

January 12, 2023
Contractor Who Allegedly Squandered Niger Delta Contract’s N436 million On Range Rover, Luxury Watches Arraigned

Contractor Who Allegedly Squandered Niger Delta Contract’s N436 million On Range Rover, Luxury Watches Arraigned

January 9, 2023
Anti-Bawa Protests Sponsored, Says EFCC

How EFCC Secured 3785 Convictions In 2022, Highest Since Inception

January 6, 2023

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

TRENDING STORIES

  • BREAKING: INEC Declares Tinubu President-Elect

    2023: Is Yekini Amoda Ogunlere The Real Name Of Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • SPECIAL REPORT: Despite Lack Of Funds Nigeria Gifts ₦806 Million To Guinea Bissau (See Implications)

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • SPECIAL REPORT: 49 Kidnapping Hotspots On South-West Roads Identified

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gov Poll: INEC Fixes Dates To Issue Certificates Of Return

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • TRENDING:  Why Redeemed Members In Diaspora Are Boycotting RCCG

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Meet Man With Over 2600 Court Cases, See What He Did To Guinness For Publishing His Record

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Petrol Price To Hit N750 Per Litre Soon, Stakeholders Warn

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • PDP CRISIS: The Fight Has Just Started, Wike Tells Ayu

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • JUST IN: INEC Shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • WEEKEND GIST: Meet F.C Smith World’s Longest Serving Prisoner Jailed At 24 Years

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT

RECENT STORIES

Consolidate on Your Previous Records, Oyo NUT Urges Gov Makinde

Consolidate on Your Previous Records, Oyo NUT Urges Gov Makinde

March 28, 2023
Petrol Price To Hit N750 Per Litre Soon, Stakeholders Warn

Petrol Price To Hit N750 Per Litre Soon, Stakeholders Warn

March 28, 2023
PDP CRISIS: The Fight Has Just Started, Wike Tells Ayu

PDP CRISIS: The Fight Has Just Started, Wike Tells Ayu

March 28, 2023
Emefiele Begs NLC To Shelve Protest Over Naira Scarcity

Emefiele Begs NLC To Shelve Protest Over Naira Scarcity

March 28, 2023
5 Children, 20 Others Die; 10 Injured In Bauchi Auto Crash

5 Children, 20 Others Die; 10 Injured In Bauchi Auto Crash

March 26, 2023

THE UNION NIGERIA

TheUnionNigeria.com is an independent, nonprofit news website that seeks to promote transparency and accountability through robust and objective reporting. We aim to critically engage you with news reports, Opinions, Editorials, Politics, Business Sports, Entertainment news, Lifestyle, Education, Videos, Photos, Documents and investigative reports.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

GET NEW POST ALERT

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

NEWS SOURCES

  • Africa.com
  • Businessday
  • Channels Television
  • Daily Independent
  • Daily Times
  • Daily Trust
  • Leadership Newspaper
  • National Daily
  • NewsDiary Online
  • Nigerian Tribune
  • Economic Confidential
  • Peoples Gazette
  • PM News
  • Pointblanknews
  • Premium Times
  • Punch
  • The Guardian
  • The Nation
  • The Sun
  • Thisday
  • TV360 Nigeria
  • Vanguard

©The Union Nigeria | Published By Flying Dutchman Limited.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • International
    • Judiciary
    • Security
    • Crime
    • Special Reports
  • Politics
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Communication
    • Energy
    • Maritime
    • Oil & Gas
    • Technology
    • Tourism
  • Health
  • Education
  • Arts & Life
    • Art
    • Books
    • Fashion
    • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Athletics
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Racing
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Interviews
  • Press Freedom
  • Columns
  • TUN TV
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US

©The Union Nigeria | Published By Flying Dutchman Limited.