EFCC planning to plant cash in my house –Adoke

The immediate past Attorney General of the
Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke ( SAN ), says the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is
planning to raid his country home in Okenne, Kogi
State, with the purpose of planting huge sums of
money in order to indict him .
Adoke , who also served as the Minister of Justice
under former President Goodluck Jonathan , said this
in a statement by his media aide , Victor Akhidenor.
The EFCC had on Tuesday raided Adoke ’ s home in
Kano as part of investigations into the $ 1.3bn
Malabu scam .
Adoke said having found nothing in his Kano home ,
the EFCC had become desperate to nail him at all
cost .
The statement read in part, “ We gathered that the
swoop on the country home of the former Attorney
General and Minister of Justice will happen any
moment from now as part of EFCC’ s sustained
campaign to soil the good name of Mr. Adoke in the
guise of seeking evidence to indict him.
“ We put Nigerians on notice that with the
desperation shown by the EFCC , it is not unlikely
that they may want to plant incriminating document
or cash in the Okenne home of Adoke and claim that
same were found in the premises. The world is
watching.”
The former minister, who has been charged for
alleged fraud albeit in absentia , said the EFCC had no
evidence against him and that was why operatives
were still searching for evidence over four months
after charging him . The statement added, “ It would
be recalled that earlier this week , the EFCC invaded
Adoke ’ s residence in Kano State, breaking doors ,
upturning chairs and tables , and generally disturbing
the peace of the neighbourhood.
“ They claimed they were looking for documents with
which to substantiate their wild allegations of
corruption against Mr . Adoke . They did not find
anything incriminating as there was no such
document .
“ That action alone has established one fact — the
EFCC has no shred of evidence on which they had
charged Mr . Adoke to court . It was after charging
him that they started hunting around for evidence .
Is this justice?”
Adoke maintained that the $1.3bn Malabu deal was
transparent , adding that it was done with the
approval of former President Jonathan .
The former minister, who has been in Holland since
2015, said if the EFCC continued to harass members
of his family and search his properties, he would be
forced to sue the commission for harassment .
He said he would also put the United Nations and
other international human rights agencies on notice .
The statement concluded , “ However , for whatever
reasons , the EFCC appears to have a different opinion
on the Malabu issue and has made the harassment of
Mr. Adoke , his family and associates their pastime ,
without providing any proof of wrongdoing .
“ We wish to warn that Mr . Adoke would no longer
take these harassments of his family and serial
invasions of his homes lying low and will now seek
all legal means to enforce his rights, including asking
for damages.”