What I have serious trouble understanding in the present 'fight against corruption' is what I am about to relay. How can the EFCC and the courts confiscate a person's property who has not yet been found guilty of fraud or any crime for that matter? The one that leaves a sour taste in my mouth, as a lawyer, is the fact that they do this using only, or mostly, MOTION EXPARTE! Who makes these laws or rules?

The case of Cecilia Ibru seems unimpeachable in this respect. These days, however, you keep hearing of forfeitures from Ex-Minister, Ex-First-Lady, Ex-This, Ex-That and yet no one is being prosecuted for any offence. The one that wants to come down and defend herself they said she should remain where she is; that they are not prepared for her yet. But they go on confiscating her properties! This cannot be proper!

If we desire to break the backbone of corruption in Nigeria, we must not toy with our adherence to due process. To do otherwise simply means we are corrupting the system. And you know what? A corrupt system cannot 'fight', I would rather use, neutralise, corruption! Please, don't get it muddled up, well, you can if you want.

This is by no stretch of the imagination a request for soft landing for people who are alleged to have stolen our commonwealth. See, anyone who is found culpable should and must pay for their misstep to the fullest extent allowed by law. Those guys don't give a damn. I, too, don't care! My call is only that due process must be followed religiously. Except we do so, we will only be making nonsense of the effort to put society back on track!

By Listic1; @ODNEsq

Due process should be followed.

Listic1:
What I have serious trouble understanding in the present 'fight against corruption' is what I am about to relay. How can the EFCC and the courts confiscate a person's property who has not yet been found guilty of fraud or any crime for that matter? The one that leaves a sour taste in my mouth, as a lawyer, is the fact that they do this using only, or mostly, MOTION EXPARTE! Who makes these laws or rules?

The case of Cecilia Ibru seems unimpeachable in this respect. These days, however, you keep hearing of forfeitures from Ex-Minister, Ex-First-Lady, Ex-This, Ex-That and yet no one is being prosecuted for any offence. The one that wants to come down and defend herself they said she should remain where she is; that they are not prepared for her yet. But they go on confiscating her properties! This cannot be proper!

If we desire to break the backbone of corruption in Nigeria, we must not toy with our adherence to due process. To do otherwise simply means we are corrupting the system. And you know what? A corrupt system cannot 'fight', I would rather use, neutralise, corruption! Please, don't get it muddled up, well, you can if you want.

This is by no stretch of the imagination a request for soft landing for people who are alleged to have stolen our commonwealth. See, anyone who is found culpable should and must pay for their misstep to the fullest extent allowed by law. Those guys don't give a damn. I, too, don't care! My call is only that due process must be followed religiously. Except we do so, we will only be making nonsense of the effort to put society back on track!

By Listic1; @ODNEsq

sorry Mr lawyer!
..the system short-change your income?
but Nigerian needed their assets badly for their own survival now!
Lawyer can wait for the better time for ripping!

That is why such abracadabra are easily upturned by higher courts.
The present day judges in d high courts are d most timid and most corrupt set in d whole world.
In sane climes,justice Nyako should've penalized d chief of army staff for interfering with a case that was already before her in d Nnamdi Kanu saga,but here,d justice is always dispensed with timidity and tribalism.

oladeebo:
sorry Mr lawyer! ..the system short-change your income? but Nigerian needed their assets badly for their own survival now! Lawyer can wait for the better time for ripping!

Hahaha. This is very funny. But you have a point, though.

Yet they are returning some people's properties when the case has not been exhausted

aolawale025:
Yet they are returning some people's properties when the case has not been exhausted

That is what I don't understand, myself.