Former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke, has been granted a N50 million bail by a federal capital territory high court in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Adoke was arraigned on 42 counts of alleged fraud alongside Aliyu Abubakar, Rasky Gbinigie, Malabu oil and Gas Limited, Agip, a subsidiary of Eni, Shell Nigeria Ultra deep Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company Limited.

The EFCC alleged that Adoke received gratification worth N300 million from Aliyu over the deal for OPL 245.

In a ruling on Thursday, Justice Abubakar Kutigi upheld Adoke’s bail request, and also ordered him to produce a surety in like sum.

Justice Kutigi also admitted Adoke’s co-defendants- Aliyu Abubakar and Rasky Gbinigie- to bail pending the determination of corruption allegations against them.

While he gave Abubakar bail in the sum of N50m, Gbinijie got bail at N10m. The judge said the sureties must be responsible citizens, who must depose affidavits of means.

Justice Kutigi said the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and must own verifiable landed properties worth the bail sum.

Adoke has denied all charges.

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