Suspected gunmen, in the wee hours of Saturday, reportedly
invaded the home of a younger brother of former Attorney-General of the
Federation, Mohammed Adoke, Bashir.
The house is located at Nagazi, Okehi Local Government Area
of Kogi State.
It was gathered that the gunmen, clad in black, arrived in a
Hilux van.
Despite not having a search warrant, the gunmen reportedly
said they were looking for hidden dollars.
A member of the Adoke family said the security operatives
beat up one AbdulGaniyu, the caretaker of the house, after failing to find what
they were after.
“They broke doors and started shouting where is the money
kept in this house? They were desperate, they upturned the furniture and
ransacked every part of the building,” the relative said.
“Getting frustrated, they vandalised everything in the house
because they could not get any cash.
“They later pounced on AbdulGaniyu, they took him to a part
of the compound and asked him to start digging the ground for hidden money.
“When the search for cash was fruitless, they beat
AbdulGaniyu to a pulp and injured him.”
The owner of the house was not around during the invasion.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) had in April raided the Kano residence of the former AGF but nothing was
found.
Adoke has taken legal measures to stop the EFCC from
arresting him over the $1.2 billion Malabu Oil deal in which officials of the
administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan allegedly received bribes.
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