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COMPOUNDING OFFENCES: SECTION 14(2) OF THE EFCC ACT AND THE CONFLICTING VERSIONS OF THE ACT

In the course of my research, I discovered conflicting versions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004. The conflict has to do with the provisions of section 14(2) often relied upon by the EFCC when compounding an offence. To compound an offence is to give the offender the option to settle out […]

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July 1, 2024
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HOW EFCC MOVED TO BRING LAWYERS UNDER S. 25 OF THE MONEY LAUNDERING ACT THROUGH THE BACK DOOR

The Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (“The Act”) contains elaborate provisions for the combating of money laundering activities in the country. The Act gave a number of obligations to financial institutions and designated non-financial institutions geered towards achieving the objectives of the Act. For instance, there is the duty to verify identity of customers (Section […]

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August 3, 2021
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Man bags death sentence for robbing shop-owner of N1,705 and 2 rolls of Peak Milk

The Story Adapted from the Judgment of Nweze, JSC in John v. State [2019] 9 NWLR (Pt. 1676) 160. On the fateful day (November 18, 2005), the Appellant went to a shop parading himself as a customer. Samuel, the son of the woman who owns the shop, went to attend to the Appellant’s demand. The […]

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July 17, 2019
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Who is entitled to receive financial recoveries made by the EFCC?

EFCC v. Chidolue [2019] 2 NWLR (Pt. 1657) 442 at 461, paras. B-C, per Okoro JSC: “My understanding of the above provisions [Section 14(2) and (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004] is that where a person, be it Federal Government, State Government, Local Government, an institution or an individual complains […]

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March 19, 2019
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