Nigeria, July 11 -- A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has accused top officials of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari of hunting him during the oil prospecting lease (OPL 245) case.

He described Mr Buhari, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and a former EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, as people who sought his downfall.

Mr Adoke, who was accused of corruption by local and foreign anti-corruption investigators and advocates during the scandal but later freed by the court, said this at Thursday's public presentation of his memoir titled 'OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 billion Nigerian...