Justice Othman Musa of an Abuja High Court, FCT, has ordered the remand in EFCC custody of former Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.
In his ruling, the judge noted that the order was to enable the anti-graft agency conclude its investigation on Adoke over corruption allegations.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had filed a motion ex-parte through its counsel Ms Fatima Mustapha, seeking to hold the former minister in its custody for 14 days.
Adoke returned to the country after five years of self exile in Dubai yesterday.
Adoke was picked up by the INTERPOL on his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and handed over to the EFCC.
EFCC had in 2017 filed charges against Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited and 10 others, including Adoke and Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited.
EFCC in the suit marked FCT/HC/CR/124/17, accused the defendants of fraudulently allocating the Oil Prospecting Licence 245, otherwise known as Malabu Oil.
They were also accused of other forms of offences to the tune of about $1.2billion, forgery of bank documents, bribery and corruption.
The alleged $1.2 billion scam involved the transfer of the OPL 245, purportedly from Malabu Oil and Gas Limited to Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company and Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited.
