Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Yahaya Bello: Appeal Court Quashes Contempt Charge against EFCC, Olukoyede
The Court of Appeal, Abuja has quashed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice Joseph O.K. Oyewole, the appellate court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 held that “ a court of law cannot preclude the EFCC or any Law Enforcement Agency from investigating and prosecuting crime. This is a fundamental jurisdictional point that cannot be shoved aside as it border…
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