The judge Justice Abubakar Kutigi upheld Adoke’s bail request and 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 EFCC’s corruption allegations against them. While Adoke got bail of N50m, his co-defendant Gbinigie got bail of N10m. Adoke is being charged alongside Gbinigie, A. Abubakar, Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited, Shell Ultra Deep Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Limited in an alleged fraudulent oil deal while he was a minister during President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Adoke left Nigeria in 2015 after the Jonathan administration and returned into the country on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2020 10:01 UTC