Mohammed Adoke, a former minister of justice and attorney general of the federation, was given permission by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday to visit his family in the United Arab Emirates.
Adoke and real estate developer Aliyu Abubakar are presently on trial for alleged N300 million money laundering.
Adoke is accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of breaking money laundering regulations in 2013 when he sent $2,267,400 in cash to Unity Bank.
Adoke begged the court to use Sections 36 and 37 of the 1999 Constitution so that he might visit his family through his attorney, Kanu Agabi, SAN.
He mentioned that Adoke hasn’t seen his family members in the UAE since the money laundering trial that the FG launched against him began.
Agabi urged the court to allow the former AGF’s motion, stating that he needed to spend time with his family in order to maintain his physical and mental health.
He said that ever since his client was granted bail, he had attended the trial regularly and consistently and had never shown any signs of planning to breach the terms of his release.
Judge Inyang Ekwo noted in his decision that he was convinced to approve the request and that Adoke had been present for the trial and had never tried to elude custody.
The judge then gave the order to release Adoke’s passport, which was kept with the court registry, so he could go to the United Arab Emirates.
The former AGF’s trial on the accusations against him will resume in Nigeria on January 11, 2024, per Justice Ekwo’s decision.
