New EFCC boss canvasses establishment of special corruption courts
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Umar Abba Mohammed, has renewed the call for the establishment of special courts to try corruption cases.
Mohammed made the call in Abuja on Friday while receiving members of the monitoring committee of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), who paid him a working visit.
He maintained that the only means of minimising delay in the trial of cases is to establish Special Courts to try financial and economic crimes.
Mohammed lamented that delay of cases in court is a challenge to us, stressing that this can only be addressed if there are Special Courts handling corruption cases.
He lauded the committee members for their efforts in monitoring the compliance of law enforcement agencies with ACJA, stressing that the EFCC was complying adequately with the Act.
He specifically cited the Commission’s detention facilities which he described as world class, noting that many suspects prefer to be remanded in EFCC custody than in any other place.
The ACJA monitoring committee’s delegation was led by Magistrate Chukwuemeka Nweke, said that their brief was to assess the level of compliance of law enforcement agencies with ACJA.
Nweke said that their visit is to smoothen the synergy between prosecution agencies and the judiciary, adding that his committee had the responsibility of preparing and submitting an annual report of criminal justice administration in Nigeria.
