Nigeria: Money Laundering - You Have Case to Answer, Court Tells Ex-NBA Chief

18 December 2013

Justice U. N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed the motion filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by a former Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Blessing Ukiri, challenging the competence and authority of the anti-graft agency to investigate and prosecute him.

The court ruled that the accused has a case to answer and that the commission should proceed with the trial.

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