Economic and financial crimes

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• DR. JOSEPH NWOBIKE V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2021)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  20 December 2021

  A detailed overview of the Supreme Court decision in Dr. Joseph Nwobike v. FRN, focusing on constitutional issues of jurisdiction and interpretation of the law.

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  • Discharge and acquittal→
  • Economic and financial crimes→
  • Statutory interpretation→
  • attempting to pervert the course of justice→
  • constitution of nigeria 1999, section 36(12)→
  • criminal law of lagos state 2011, section 97(3)→
  • due process in criminal proceedings→
  • economic and financial crimes commission act 2004, sections 6, 7, 13, 14–18 and 46→

• E. B. UKIRI V. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) (2017)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Division

  Judgment date

  14 July 2017

  Summary of E. B. Ukiri v. EFCC (2017), on interim forfeiture, EFCC investigative powers, arrest, and preservation of suspected criminal assets.

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  • Arrest and invitation for questioning→
  • Asset preservation→
  • EFCC investigative powers→
  • Economic and financial crimes→
  • Ex parte order→
  • Federal High Court Rules→
  • Interim forfeiture→
  • Miscarriage of justice→

• RICKEY TAFUR MUSTAPHA (SAN) V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ( (2017)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  17 March 2017

  Analysis of the appellate court ruling in Mustapha v. F.R.N., addressing jurisdiction issues and EFCC prosecutorial authority.

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  • 1999 constitution sections 36, 174 and 211→
  • Abuse of court process→
  • Economic and financial crimes→
  • Prima facie case→
  • administration of criminal justice law of lagos state 2011→
  • attempting to pervert the course of justice→
  • economic and financial crimes commission act 2004, sections 6, 7, 13, 38 and 46→
  • economic and financial crimes commission powers→

• EMMANUEL AHMED V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2010)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Kaduna Division)

  Judgment date

  20 April 2009

  Summary of Emmanuel Ahmed v. Federal Republic of Nigeria decision discussing appeal issues and court rulings related to economic crimes.

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  • Double jeopardy→
  • Economic and financial crimes→
  • competence of grounds of appeal→
  • economic and financial crimes commission (efcc) prosecutorial powers→
  • efcc establishment act 2004 sections 6, 7, 13(2)(a) and 46→
  • forgery and fraudulent use of forged documents→
  • interlocutory criminal appeal→
  • interpretation act sections 1, 10 and 18→

• MAURICE IBEKWE V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (2004)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  1 March 2004

  A detailed analysis of the case Maurice Ibekwe v. Federal Republic of Nigeria focusing on bail application outcomes and interpretations of law.

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  • Advance fee fraud→
  • Balance of probabilities→
  • Economic and financial crimes→
  • bail pending trial→
  • burden of proof in bail applications→
  • criminal code sections 467, 468, 419 and 516→
  • evidence act sections 137 and 138(1)→
  • ill-health as special circumstance for bail→