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AG Abia State V. AGF (2007) CLR 2(f) (SC)

Judgement delivered on February 23rd 2007

Brief

  • Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court
  • Issues for determination

Facts

The Plaintiff claims that the agents of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission a.k.a EFCC, had caused to be printed in February, 2006, the Statement of Account of Abia State Government's House and other State Departments without authorization or consent of the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff also alleges that the EFCC had received copies of Statements of Account of the Plaintiff from the Plaintiff's bankers including but not limited to Hallmark Bank, Guarantee Trust Bank and Manny Bank; that the powers to investigate and prosecute financial crimes vested in the EFCC does not extend to the management of the Plaintiff's accounts and that the EFCC within the past one year had used its statutory powers in such a way as to freeze the accounts owned and operated by the Bayelsa State Government and the Plateau State Government; that the Government of Abia State does not come within the provisions of Section 7(1) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and as such its financial activities as a Government are not within the contemplation of the EFCC Act; that unless restrained the 1st Defendant's agents acting through the EFCC will take steps to freeze or render inoperative the accounts of the Abia State Government.

Issues

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    Whether official corruption including corruption by functionaries of a State in...
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