The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the watch of Ibrahim Magu, suffered a setback this week in its fight against corruption in the country. Three different high courts of justice passed rulings in favour of people been tried by the EFCC.
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The Chief Mike Ozekhome Case

The first judgement involved a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Justice Anka had on February 7 ordered a temporary forfeiture of N75 million found in Mr. Ozekhome’s Guarantee Trust Bank account. but in a new twist of ruling, Justice Anka vacated the interim freeze order, and dismissed the opposing counter-affidavit of the EFCC.

The judge said although it was not in doubt that the said sum of money emanated from the Ekiti State Gov., Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Ozekhome could not be held liable.

He held, “There is no argument whatsoever as to the source of the funds as rightly argued by learned counsel for the EFCC, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo.

“The question is, can the respondent/applicant be liable for any infraction as at the time he received the amount in his account?

The Justice Adeniyi Ademola case

A High Court of justice in FCT has dismissed an 18-counts gratification and illegal possession of firearms charge filed against Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife Olabowale and Joe Agi (SAN) by the Federal Government


The trial judge, Justice Jude Okeke, in is ruling on the no-case submissions filed by the three defendants, held that the prosecution has failed to establish any prima facie case against the defendants and therefore “no justifiable reason to call on the defendants to enter their defence.”

“The matter is therefore resolved in favour of the defendants and all the defendants are hereby discharged”, Justice Okeke ruled.


The Patience Jonathan Case

A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday unfroze former first lady Patience Jonathan‘s account containing $5.9m initially frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Adedipe urged the court to unfreeze the account on the ground that Patience Jonathan was not a party in the suit leading to the order made by the court. Mr Adedipe while citing judicial authorities contended that the order was an abuse of court process as the court has no jurisdiction to make an order against a party that is not a party in a suit filed before the court.

EFCC and the Media Trials

Considering the pace at which the anti corruption agency has lost its trials in a week many questions are begging for answers. But the most pertinent of this questions are;

Is this a case of corruption fighting back through the judges?

Does the EFCC have a genuine case against does on trial or its just an issue of witch hunting?

If the EFCC has a genuine case why has it resorted to media trials instead of a through investigation before allowing the cases go to public view?

SOURCE: https://www./news/8318-anti-corruption-fight-efcc-suffers-3-defeats-week.html

And they won this one yesterday.

http://punchng.com/ex-naval-chief-dele-ezeoba-forfeits-n1-83bn/
Ex-naval chief, Dele Ezeoba, forfeits N1.83bn

And this one a few months ago.

http://sunnewsonline.com/breaking-cct-convicts-orubebe/
CCT convicts Orubebe

When Magu is sitting on a very hot seat, what do you expect? The things are being run in this country is like a Banana Republic.

When the govt loses a court case, those who hate this govt always rush to scream "media trial". But when they win, the same haters get ashamed and hide their ugly faces to the EFCC's success. Truth is, in legal matters, you win some and lose some.
But I keep wondering... Is it not money that belongs to all the citizens of Nigeria that was looted? How come some are happy that criminals will keep their loots and walk free when others don't know where their next meal will come from?
Why has politics so blinded us to our suffering reality that we overlook it for people who don't care about you.
I expect every single Nigerian to always condemn corruption whether you hate the president or not. We should not be this shameless if we expect the country to become better in the near future.

amc:
And they won this one yesterday.

http://punchng.com/ex-naval-chief-dele-ezeoba-forfeits-n1-83bn/
Ex-naval chief, Dele Ezeoba, forfeits N1.83bn

And this one a few months ago.

http://sunnewsonline.com/breaking-cct-convicts-orubebe/
CCT convicts Orubebe

They won only the first but lost the second one. The case of Orubebe vs CCT that you posted was in 2016 while the recent one is a 'toothless ICPC' case vs Orubebe in Abuja high court.

http://dailypost.ng/2017/04/06/n1-97billion-contract-scam-jehovah-vindicated-orubebe/

@OP...

Always take your time in getting the facts before you post...EFCC is not the agency prosecuting Justice Ademola...the DSS arrested him,and he's been prosecuted by the ministry of Justice..

Judiciary has joined the fight against corruption. The judges are on the side of corruption against the people

[color=#990000][/color] Actually I smell conspiracy and gang up, I detest buhari but the truth be told.

I STAND WITH PATIENCE JONATHAN before you quote BRING OUT TINUBU LETS KILL HIM BEFORE CONSIDERING MY OWN THIEF you cannot shield your own thief and CHRISTAIN him jagaban and turn around to encourage me to kill my dear gej and ekweremmadu
GOD BLESS SS/SE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

kitaatita:
Judiciary has joined the fight against corruption. The judges are on the side of corruption against the people

wake up boy, there is nothing like corruption fight, abi u don forget say Buhari govt has d highest number of grasscutters