Two decades after inception, EFCC faces govs’ legal battle

Oct. 15, 2024 - Punch Newspapers

Sixteen state governments have a consolidated suit before the Supreme Court challenging the law establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to them, the EFCC Act, as currently enacted, could not be applied to states that never approved of it.

In the same vein, the Benue State Government, in 2018, challenged the powers of the EFCC to investigate its finances. The EFCC has also quizzed government officials in Edo with government challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the EFCC case.

There is also the EFCC case against the former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Oleyelogun David, and two others...