US EditionNigeria: Adoke Accuses Buhari, Osinbajo of Witchhunt
ABUJA, NIGERIA, JUL 10 – Former AGF Mohammed Adoke details his acquittal after a four-year trial related to the $1.3 billion OPL 245 oil block deal in his newly unveiled memoir.
- On Thursday in Abuja, Mohammed Adoke, former Attorney General of Nigeria, unveiled his memoir detailing the $1.3 billion controversy surrounding the Nigerian oil lease known as OPL 245.
- The memoir arose from prolonged legal battles after Adoke was accused of corruption linked to the 2011 $1.3 billion OPL 245 oil deal, amid allegations of unethical tactics and political persecution following the 2015 government change.
- The agreement centered on a deep-water oil licence initially granted to Malabu Oil in 1998, which was later transferred to Shell and Eni for $1.3 billion; the block is believed to contain around nine billion barrels of oil and has been at the heart of numerous disputes and legal challenges.
- Key voices including Paul Erokoro described Adoke's case as Nigeria's greatest miscarriage of justice, while courts discharged and acquitted him; Adoke accused top officials in Buhari's administration of a manhunt and suppression of evidence.
- The memoir and related discourse highlight concerns about rule of law, abuse of office, and the costs of politicized anti-corruption efforts, suggesting ongoing debates about governance and justice in Nigeria's oil sector.
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