EFCC Vs Shehu Sani: Judge Scolds Anti-Graft Agency Over Inaccurate Twitter Post

— Says Court Proceedings Based on Law, Not
Opinions/Sentiments
— Describes Frequent Change of Counsel By Graft Agency As
Worrisome

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been
scolded for its frequent inaccurate report of court proceedings on
its official Twitter page.

Justice Inyang Ekwo who presided over the ongoing trial of
Senator Shehu Sani involving the alleged $25,000 on Tuesday
expressed his disappointment that the agency of government wouldn’t
report what actually transpired in court.

He said this is “an open Court’, which its proceeding are
recorded ‘verbatim’, seeing that inaccurate report of the case
before me on the official Twitter of EFCC is worrisome.”

Ekwo said proceedings of court were not about opinion of anyone
or sentiments, but about what the law says.

The Judge frowned at the EFCC’s inconsistency in the change of
prosecution counsels, noting that it was the third time the
anti-graft agency changed its counsels since the beginning of the
case.

Justice Ekwo’s comment was as a result of another counsel who
stood in for EFCC on Tuesday at the continued hearing different
from a defence counsel who prosecuted the case on Monday, 15th
March, 2021.

“Court proceeding is not about someone or public opinion, but
about the standpoint of the law.”

recall that on Monday Ekele Iheanacho prosecuted the case on
behalf of EFCC on Monday, while, one Barrister Mshelia introduced
himself as the counsel to the EFCC on Tuesday, a situation that
didn’t go down well with diligent prosecution of cases.

Meanwhile, the EFCC’s prosecution witness (10 PW10), Bako Aliyu
was cross-examined on the evidences he had previously tendered by
the defence counsel, A.A. Ibrahim.

Having listened to the cross-examination which lasted for 20
minutes, the presiding judge adjourned the matter till 24th and
25th of May, 2021.

— Says Court Proceedings Based on Law, Not
Opinions/Sentiments
— Describes Frequent Change of Counsel By Graft Agency As
Worrisome

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been
scolded for its frequent inaccurate report of court proceedings on
its official Twitter page.

Justice Inyang Ekwo who presided over the ongoing trial of
Senator Shehu Sani involving the alleged $25,000 on Tuesday
expressed his disappointment that the agency of government wouldn’t
report what actually transpired in court.

He said this is “an open Court’, which its proceeding are
recorded ‘verbatim’, seeing that inaccurate report of the case
before me on the official Twitter of EFCC is worrisome.”

Ekwo said proceedings of court were not about opinion of anyone
or sentiments, but about what the law says.

The Judge frowned at the EFCC’s inconsistency in the change of
prosecution counsels, noting that it was the third time the
anti-graft agency changed its counsels since the beginning of the
case.

Justice Ekwo’s comment was as a result of another counsel who
stood in for EFCC on Tuesday at the continued hearing different
from a defence counsel who prosecuted the case on Monday, 15th
March, 2021.

“Court proceeding is not about someone or public opinion, but
about the standpoint of the law.”

recall that on Monday Ekele Iheanacho prosecuted the case on
behalf of EFCC on Monday, while, one Barrister Mshelia introduced
himself as the counsel to the EFCC on Tuesday, a situation that
didn’t go down well with diligent prosecution of cases.

Meanwhile, the EFCC’s prosecution witness (10 PW10), Bako Aliyu
was cross-examined on the evidences he had previously tendered by
the defence counsel, A.A. Ibrahim.

Having listened to the cross-examination which lasted for 20
minutes, the presiding judge adjourned the matter till 24th and
25th of May, 2021.