Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
12 Apr
In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers; and I wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), inviting it “to investigate the allegations of fraud detailed by the two committees set up by President Goodluck Jonathan in the wake of the 2012 fuel subsidy crisis.” It failed to do so.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said the office of Attorney-General of the Federation had requested the review of the case against former Lagos Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore, charged with 200 million dollars bribe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC counsel, Mr Bala Sanga (SAN), informed an Ikeja Special…
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