W. S. N. ONNOGHEN, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff claimed that the agents of the Economic 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 alleged 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 Many 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 Fin…
AG, ABIA STATE
V.
AG, FEDERATION & ORS
(2007) JELR 48109 (SC)
Supreme Court 23 Feb 2007 Nigeria
Case
Key Passages 3
Citing Cases 9
BriefBot Summary
- The plaintiff claimed that the EFCC had printed the statement of account of Abia State Government's House and other State departments without authorization. - The plaintiff alleged that the EFCC had received copies of statements of accoun
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.73/2006
Judges:IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
SYLVESTER UMARU ONU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
UMARU ATU KALGO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief S.u. Akuma (A.G., Abia State)(with him, E. Awa-Kalu [Mrs], Ogbugo Ukoha Esq., AkiolaN. N. [Mrs] [Senior State Counsel]; U. Chukwu Esq. [StateCounsel]; M.C. Karu Esq. and N. C. Okonkwo Esq.) For Appellant
R.A Lawal-Rabana, Esq. (with him, M.U. Okoi, Esq. [ChiefLitigation Officer Federal Ministry of Justice]; N. A.Nwachukwu [Miss]; L. O. Sheeni Ibikuw, Esq.; C. P. Idam,Esq., Chuma Chukwudi, Esq.) - For Respondent
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