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CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen

EFCC commends CJN over anti- corruption courts; Arrests man for alleged visa scam

EFCC Ag. Chairman, Ibrahim Magu
CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has described as a welcome development, the directive of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen to heads of divisions of courts to establish Special Anti Corruption Courts across the country.

The Commission describes the development as a right step in the right direction, with the potentials of curtailing the unnecessary delays

Olusesan

in the prosecution of corruption cases.

While applauding the initiative, the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu expressed the optimism that the innovation will strengthen the fight against economic and financial crimes in Nigeria.

“The spate of frivolous and unwarranted adjournments at the instances of the defence for the purpose of stalling proceedings is over. With Special Courts, cases stand great chance of being disposed of quickly. We had clamoured for the creation of special or dedicated courts for over six years. So, the action of the CJN is commendable,” Magu said.

The CJN announced the creation of Special Court for corruption cases on Monday, September 18, 2017 at the special session of the Supreme Court where 29 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) were admitted to the inner bar.

In order for the National Judicial Council (NJC) to monitor and effectively enforce the foregoing Policy, the CJN disclosed that an Anti-Corruption Cases Trial Monitoring Committee will be constituted at the next Council meeting.

The CJN has also directed Heads of Courts to clamp down on both Prosecution and Defence Counsel who indulge in the unethical practice of deploying delay tactics to stall criminal trials.

In another development, the EFCC, has announced the arrest of one Akomolehin Johnson Olusesan a suspected Visa racketeer. The suspect, a self styled Canadian citizen was arrested following a petition to the Commission on his alleged involvement in the issuance of fake Canadian visa to unsuspecting members of the public.

Olusesan was said to have defrauded his victims of different sums totally abo

ut N3m (three million naira).

According to some of the victims, the suspect allegedly charge between N200, 000 (two hundred thousand naira) and N1m (one million naira) per visa. Eight of the victims have come forward to volunteer useful information to the operatives of the Commission.

Copies of fake Canadian Visas were recovered from the suspect at the point of arrest.  The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

 

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