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A constitutional lawyer, Ewa Okpo, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of “mischief trial” with regards to the case of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello.
“The ground law being the constitution, administration of criminal justice act, the law that empowers the prosecutor, in this case, EFCC act, the law that defines the offense and the punishment, in this case, money laundering act, and then the law of the courts with jurisdiction. “If you cannot execute the warrant, or provided that you have done sufficient investigation, you file an information in the court, and cause the information to be served on the suspect. At this level, it is not the EFCC that would do that.
“You see how simple this is. This is the step the EFCC ought to have taken. And within two months, they would have gotten to this. Expressing concern over the EFCC’s handling of the case, Okpo criticized the commission’s attempts to arrest Bello without following proper legal procedures. He reiterated the importance of upholding court orders and stressed the need for accountability within law enforcement agencies.
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