Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney-General of the federation, has
filed a human rights complaint against the federal government at
the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
He also dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) before the committee.
Adoke accused EFCC “of unmitigated acts of persecution,
intimidation, harassment, threat of deprivation right to life,
unlawful interference with right to family life and
livelihood.”
Femi Oboro, his solicitor, said the complaint became necessary
in view of the constant harassment, intimidation and persecution
that Adoke has endured in the hands of the federal government.
Oboro said since his client left office as attorney-general of
the federation, he has been the subject of sustained and malicious
media attack from the EFCC.
He stated that that the EFCC, “is bent on persecuting and
humiliating him in order to satisfy the whims and caprices of some
powerful families and political associates of the present
administration”.
“I have today 20th July 2017 filed a complaint on behalf of my
client Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, former attorney-general of the
federation and minister of justice, federal republic of Nigeria,
against the federal government of Nigeria and the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” it read.
“However, since leaving office, he has been the subject of
sustained and malicious media attack from the EFCC and its cohorts
with the aim of bringing him to public odium.
“These efforts have culminated in the filing of phantom criminal
charges against him, destruction and unwarranted searches on his
residences as well as that of his siblings, persecution, threat to
his life, unlawful harassment and intimidation.
“The complaint will afford the UNHRC the opportunity to appraise
Nigeria’s criminal justice system, the operational modalities of
law enforcement agencies such as the EFCC, the constitutional
mandate of the office of the attorney-general of the federation and
minister of justice, on whether such agencies and persons are
conducting their operations in accordance with human right
standards and norms applicable to civilised democratic societies
and/or they can be allowed to ride rough shod over the rights and
liberties of citizens under the guise of fighting corruption.
“We expect the UNHRC to expeditiously consider the complaint and
make its ruling and recommendations public in order to end my
clients persecution and once more provide an enabling environment
for Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN to enjoy his family, return to
the practice of his profession and assume his roles as the bread
winner for his immediate and extended family.”
Adoke is facing money laundering allegation and misleading the
federal government in the OPL 245 deal involving Malabu Oil, Shell
and ENI, the allegations he has since denied.
Adoke recently took a swipe at the government of President
Buhari.
He said Nigerians will one day discover that, “their so called
leaders are playing in furtherance of their personal interests in
the guise of fighting corruption”.
Mohammed Adoke, a former Attorney-General of the federation, has
filed a human rights complaint against the federal government at
the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
He also dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) before the committee.
Adoke accused EFCC “of unmitigated acts of persecution,
intimidation, harassment, threat of deprivation right to life,
unlawful interference with right to family life and
livelihood.”
Femi Oboro, his solicitor, said the complaint became necessary
in view of the constant harassment, intimidation and persecution
that Adoke has endured in the hands of the federal government.
Oboro said since his client left office as attorney-general of
the federation, he has been the subject of sustained and malicious
media attack from the EFCC.
He stated that that the EFCC, “is bent on persecuting and
humiliating him in order to satisfy the whims and caprices of some
powerful families and political associates of the present
administration”.
“I have today 20th July 2017 filed a complaint on behalf of my
client Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, former attorney-general of the
federation and minister of justice, federal republic of Nigeria,
against the federal government of Nigeria and the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),” it read.
“However, since leaving office, he has been the subject of
sustained and malicious media attack from the EFCC and its cohorts
with the aim of bringing him to public odium.
“These efforts have culminated in the filing of phantom criminal
charges against him, destruction and unwarranted searches on his
residences as well as that of his siblings, persecution, threat to
his life, unlawful harassment and intimidation.
“The complaint will afford the UNHRC the opportunity to appraise
Nigeria’s criminal justice system, the operational modalities of
law enforcement agencies such as the EFCC, the constitutional
mandate of the office of the attorney-general of the federation and
minister of justice, on whether such agencies and persons are
conducting their operations in accordance with human right
standards and norms applicable to civilised democratic societies
and/or they can be allowed to ride rough shod over the rights and
liberties of citizens under the guise of fighting corruption.
“We expect the UNHRC to expeditiously consider the complaint and
make its ruling and recommendations public in order to end my
clients persecution and once more provide an enabling environment
for Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN to enjoy his family, return to
the practice of his profession and assume his roles as the bread
winner for his immediate and extended family.”
Adoke is facing money laundering allegation and misleading the
federal government in the OPL 245 deal involving Malabu Oil, Shell
and ENI, the allegations he has since denied.
Adoke recently took a swipe at the government of President
Buhari.
He said Nigerians will one day discover that, “their so called
leaders are playing in furtherance of their personal interests in
the guise of fighting corruption”.
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