The Attorney-General of
the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke has withdrawn the four
hundred and forty six point three billion naira theft charges instituted against
Mohammed Abacha, a son of a former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha
The Federal Government had
preferred the nine count charge of theft against Mohammed Abacha in February this
year.
The Attorney-General
acting for the Federal Government asked the court to discharge the case on the
grounds of fresh facts that has emerged.
The prosecution had accused Mohamed Abacha of
unlawfully receiving the money allegedly stolen from government’s coffers
between nineteen ninety five and nineteen ninety eight.
Justice Mamman Kolo of the
FCT High Court after hearing both sides made an order striking out the charges
against Mohammed Abacha.
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