The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal the ruling of the Lagos division of the
court of appeal which held that it lacked powers to prosecute serving judges.
Earlier on Monday, the court
struck out the criminal charges the commission filed against Hyeladzira
Nganjiwa, judge of the federal high court in Bayelsa state.
It had held that the EFCC could
not prosecute any serving judge unless he had been disciplined and recommended
for prosecution by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
Reacting, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC
spokesman, accused the court of trying to shield public officers from
prosecution.
He considered the ruling as a
dangerous precedent, saying it has no basis in law.
“Criminal trial takes precedence
over administrative procedures and it is strange that the court of appeal wants
to put the cart before the horse,” he said.
“This is ridiculous! The
appellate court simply wants to confer immunity on public officers from
prosecution for corruption, it will not stand.”
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