AGF Files N10b Suit Against Melaye,Trustees Of NGO

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke has filed a N10 billion suit against a former federal lawmaker, Mr. Dino Melaye, and the registered trustees of the non-governmental organisation, Anti-Corruption Network.
In the suit filed by a legal team of senior advocates totalling 11, the Attorney General contends that  Mr Melaye, who is the head of the non-governmental organisation, and his group has damaged his reputation by accusing him of corrupt practices, obstruction of justice for corrupt elements and abuse of power as Minister of Justice.
The minister is asking an Abuja High Court for “an order of perpetual injunction restraining Melaye and his group from further inferring in any manner whatsoever to his reputation.
Mr. Melaye had raised seven allegations of abuse of office against the AGF including the controversial cases of the N150 billion recovered from former Oceanic Bank managing director, Mrs Cecilia Ibru, the $180 million Halliburton scandal and the return of Vaswani brothers to Nigeria after alleged N2.5 billion tax evasion.
No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.