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Nigeria\u2019s former attorney general was detained by the country\u2019s financial crimes agency upon his return home on Thursday, the commission said in a statement, as part of an investigation into one of the oil industry\u2019s biggest suspected corruption scandals.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Adoke was arrested by Interpol in November after travelling to Dubai for a medical appointment. He voluntarily flew back to the West African country on Thursday, his lawyer said.<\/p>\n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation relates to the $1.3 billion sale of a Nigerian offshore oilfield known as OPL 245 by Malabu Oil and Gas in 2011.<\/p>\n

Eni SpA and Royal Dutch Shell Plc jointly acquired the field from Malabu, which was owned by former petroleum minister Dan Etete.<\/p>\n

The sale of the oil field has spawned legal cases across several countries, involving Nigerian government officials and senior executives from Eni and Royal Dutch Shell.<\/p>\n

Shell and Eni, and their executives, have denied any wrongdoing. Etete has also denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis return to Nigeria clears the way for him to answer to the charges against him,\u201d the EFCC said in a statement, following Adoke\u2019s return to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Adoke\u2019s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, said the former attorney general was released by Interpol and Dubai authorities after \u201cfinding nothing criminal against him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur client remains very confident that he will be vindicated in the court of law and justice at the end of the day, after a free and fair trial,\u201d Ozekhome said in a written statement.<\/p>\n

Adoke served as attorney general from 2010 to 2015.<\/p>\n

Ozekhome previously said his client had appeared in court in Nigeria in the past over the OPL 245 case and was exonerated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigeria\u2019s former attorney general was detained by the country\u2019s financial crimes agency upon his return home on Thursday, the commission said in a statement, as part of an investigation into one of the oil industry\u2019s biggest suspected corruption scandals. Mohammed Adoke was arrested by Interpol in November after travelling to Dubai for a medical appointment. 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