{"id":4005,"date":"2013-05-21T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/halliburton-scandal-agf-files-n10-2b-suit-against-melaye\/"},"modified":"2013-05-21T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:27:04","slug":"halliburton-scandal-agf-files-n10-2b-suit-against-melaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/halliburton-scandal-agf-files-n10-2b-suit-against-melaye\/","title":{"rendered":"Halliburton scandal: AGF files N10.2b suit against Melaye"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) has filed a N10.2billion libel action against the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, Dino Melaye and the Registered Trustees of the Non-Governmental Organization.<\/p>\n

Besides filling N10 billion as damages for libel, the minister, who is the first public officer in this administration to respond to allegations of corruption against him, has asked for N200 million as the cost of litigation.<\/p>\n

He has assembled an 11-man team for the legal battle, including Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN); Donald Denigwe (SAN); Babajide Koku (SAN); and Ahmed Raji (SAN).<\/p>\n

Adoke said Melaye has damaged his reputation in a publication of April 12, 2013 where he accused him of corrupt practices, obstruction of justice for corrupt elements and abuse of power as Minister of Justice.<\/p>\n

In the suit filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, the minister asked the court for \u201can order of perpetual injunction restraining Melaye and other defendants, their servants, agents or privies from further inferring in any manner whatsoever to the plaintiff\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n

Melaye had raised seven allegations bordering on abuse of office against Adoke. These include the N150 billion recovered from ex-Oceanic Bank MD, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, the $ 180 million Halliburton scandal and the return of Vaswani brothers to Nigeria after the alleged N2.5 billion tax evasion.<\/p>\n

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