The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it had uncovered another $1.3billion tax fraud in the agreement on Malabu Oil Block.
EFCC claims that the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), has cases to answer in six or seven other jurisdictions on the $1.6billion Malabu Oil Block.
The other jurisdictions are Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, UK and the United States of America (USA).
It said some tax exemption clauses in the agreement in favour of Shell and ENI included Petroleum Profit Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT), among others.
It said it was unfortunate that the Federal Government was excluded from Production Sharing Agreement on Malabu Oil Block.
The EFCC listed other allegations against Adoke including alleged conflict of interest on Malabu Oil Block; alleged involvement in the $9.6b judgment award against Nigeria by Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID); and clarification of $2, 267, 400 Malabu Oil cash paid to a Bureau De Change operator.
The anti graft agency said that it has sent charges to the International Police (INTERPOL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to release the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN),
But, Adoke’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has written to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) requesting for a letter of attestation to get the ex-Minister’s release.
The INTERPOL is demanding a letter of attestation from Malami on the vacation of warrant of arrest against Adoke on October 25, 2019 by a judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Danlami Senchi.
Investigation revealed that the battle over Adoke has become intense, both in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF)
