Nigeria: How Govt Is Killing War Against Corruption (I)

12 October 2014

On June 18 this year, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke, withdrew a nine-count charge of "dishonestly receiving stolen property and voluntarily assisting in concealing money" the Federal Government had instituted against Mohammed Abacha, son of a former Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha.

The Federal Government had, in February 2014, preferred against Abacha charges of unlawfully receiving about N446.3bn allegedly stolen from government's coffers between 1995 and 1998. The fresh charges replaced an earlier 121-count charge government had preferred against him. Adoke hinged government's excuse for the withdrawal of the new charges on the emergence of "fresh facts" that, he argued, made continuation of the case unnecessary.

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