The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that court orders are hindering the Commission from investigating corruption in 10 states.
Olukoyede made this statement during the 6th EFCC/National Judicial Institute (NJI) capacity-building workshop for justices and judges held on Monday in Abuja.
The workshop, themed “Integrating Stakeholders in Curbing Economic and Financial Crimes,” did not include the specific names of the states affected.
He emphasized the need for stronger collaboration between anti-graft agencies and the judiciary to combat corruption.
The EFCC chairman also highlighted challenges such as frequent adjournments of high-profile cases and conflicting court rulings that hamper the prosecution of corruption cases.
“In spite of the energy and commitment of our judges in resolving corruption cases across the country and measures such as practice direction and designation of courts and judges to hear corruption matters, there are still some areas of concern that need to be addressed urgently.
“The spectre of frequent adjournments of high-profile corruption cases arising from frivolous applications, conflicting orders by courts of coordinate jurisdiction in corruption cases, intemperate contempt orders hauled at the commission’s leadership, and undue reliance on technicality in deciding serious corruption cases, unwarranted orders of injunction restraining the commission from investigating graft cases, are among a plethora of issues that bother the EFCC, which should be on the table for frank conversations over the next two days.
“The incidence of suspects facing criminal investigation rushing to court to obtain orders of injunction restraining the commission from inviting, investigating, interrogating, and arresting them, including some state governments, has become rampant and worrisome,” he stated.
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