The bail application filed by a former Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) Tuesday suffered a setback.
This is as the vacation judge, Justice Othman Musa returned the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory for reassignment.
Justice Musa said the inability to conclude the hearing of the bail application before expiration of vacation necessitated the return of the case file.
Earlier, counsel representing the former AGF applied for an adjournment to enable him respond to the counter affidavit filed by the Economic and Financial Commission Crimes ( EFCC) challenging the application.
In a short ruling on the propriety of granting the adjournment, Justice Musa explained that the vacation period of the court ends on January 3, 2020 and in view of that, he is returning the case file to the Chief Judge of the FCT for reassignment to another judge.
The EFCC had filed criminal charges against Adoke over his alleged indictment in the Oil Prospective License OPL 245.
Adoke was in self exile for four years when the criminal charges were slammed on him by the federal government.
Upon his return to the country two weeks ago, the EFCC had secured a court order from Justice Musa to detain him for 14 days to enable the anti-graft agency complete its investigation in the level of his involvement in the alleged Malabu oil scandal.
Felix Omohomhion, Abuja
