Former ECOWAS Court of Justice VP berates EFCC chair over press briefing on Yahaya Bello

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Professor Nwoke Friday Chijioke, the former Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has spoken out against the press conference conducted by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , particularly in relation to its discussion of Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State.

He stressed the importance of discretion in such matters, emphasizing that institutions of justice, like the EFCC, should conduct investigations discreetly without involving the media. ''An institution of justice should be in a position, especially when you are the investigator, to carry out a discreet investigation. You do not need to involve the media.

''The law does not require the according or the giving of privileges to persons who are suspected of having committed an offence. That is one.

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