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Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by NnamdiChidi(m): 1:31pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Abuja – An FCT High Court, Jabi, has struck out an application seeking an order to compel the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), to investigate former EFCC chairmen for alleged corruption. Justice Abba-Bello Muhammad, struck out the application after listening to the submission of the applicants’ counsel, Mr Frank Tietie. Plaintiffs in the matter with suit number M/4853/17 were George Uboh and George Uboh Whistleblower Network. Muhammad struck out the suit on the ground that the applicants lacked the locus standi to compel the Attorney- General to investigate past chairmen of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). According to the judge, the applicants have no power under the provisions of the law to decide for the AGF who to prosecute. “I have examined the application of the applicants seeking an order of the court to commence an action of mandamus on the respondents. “Applicant must have a locus standi before such an application can be granted,’’ the judge said. According to Muhammad, a private legal practitioner has no locus standi to compel the AGF to prosecute a person. The judge added that Section 383 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) was specific on when a private legal practitioner could compel the AGF to investigate an individual. The applicants had prayed the court, to exercise its powers under Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution and order the AGF to investigate and prosecute former and present EFCC chairmen. Those listed for investigation were Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Mrs Farida Waziri, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, Ibrahim Magu and Access Bank Plc. They averred that the EFCC chairmen were fraudulent, and refused to account for recovered money in accordance with Section 15, 16, and 17 of the EFCC Act. The plaintiffs said that the respondent owed them a duty to prosecute the EFCC chairmen. They said that available evidence showed that Ribadu, Waziri, Lamorde, Magu and Access Bank had committed; “serious acts of fraud and corruption.’’ Exercise Federation Fraud House Ibrahim Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/court-refuses-order-agf-investigate-efcc-chairmen/ |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by sarrki(m): 1:34pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Judiciary, Executive and the legislature are not working for the masses They are only concerned about looting us dry |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by Bossontop(m): 1:46pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
This jus shows dat this gov. Has nothing to offer us.....they neva even settle diasef finish hw they wan settle naija.......hmmmmmmmm
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Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 2:03pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
sarrki: |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by Ezenwammadu(m): 2:37pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Mynd44 this thread is not the same as the one you liked 1 Like |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by Firefire(m): 2:41pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Interesting... |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by Emassive(m): 2:46pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Sarrki Are they also looting from you?? I thought they paid March Salary to you and Bmc but it seems you are still not happy that they will reloot it from you again. Sorry oo |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by NnamdiChidi(m): 7:19pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
Lol |
Re: Court Strucks Out Suit To Prosecute Former Efcc Chairmen by drss2(m): 7:22pm On Apr 05, 2017 |
guess which region has been producing efcc chairmen since its formation |
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