EFCC, ICPC bosses decry delays in high profile cases
Naija News • 3h ago
EFCC, ICPC bosses decry delays in high profile cases
The chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ola Olukoyede and Musa Aliyu, have expressed concerns over persistent delays in courts’ determination of high profile corruption cases.
Olukoyede and Aliyu spoke in Abuja while making presentations at the ninth meeting of the Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO) set up by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to, among others, monitor progress in corruption cases.
A statement by NJC’s spokesperson, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, said Olukoyede, who appeared before the committee on March 3, raised concerns over what he called the liberal exercise of judici...