(PART 4) Ozekhome's formal written presentation on Magu

 Continues:

HARRASMENT OF LAWYERS AND INTIMIDATION JUDICIARY STAFF:

The lawyers handling Mrs. Jonathan's matter had several discussions verbally with the EFCC lawyers on the need to settle the matter out of court. To this 

end, we were directed to write formally to that effect, which we did. To our shocker, we saw on the pages of The Nation Newspaper, that we were defending corruption.

In our cases in Lagos, the EFCC filed suit Number FHC/L/CS/620/2018. Upon our discovery of the said suit, we filed a Preliminary objection to it.

The EFCC got some staff of the Lagos state Judiciary working at the Open Registry arrested under the accusation that they leaked the information to us. This was spearheaded by Rotimi Oyedepo Esq.

This was shocking to us as court processes being public documents are not secrets which ought to be kept. These staff were locked up for some days and their jobs threatened.

Again, upon the defreezing order of the court in Suits number FHC/ABJ/CS/821/2016 and FHC/L/CS/1918/2017; the former first lady who was to pay her lawyers issued cheques to some of them to carter for these expenses, since all the accounts had been blocked by the same EFCCthe EFCC got wind of it after the banks wrote to them attaching copies of the said cheques. The EFCC concluded plans to arrest the Lawyers over these cheques. This made the former first lady withdraw the said cheques meant to settle her lawyers' fees from them. See EXHIBITS S, S1, and S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 and S7.

Even a conciliation meeting that was arranged by the EFCC with Dame Patience’s lawyers at EFCC office at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, lagos, was leaked to the press. EFCC claimed Patience Jonathan was begging them for her monies. See EXHIBITS T, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T8. 

UNTOLD AND UNENDING HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND DEGRADATION OF THE FORMER FIRST LADY DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN, HER FAMILY AND SIBLINGS.

The EFCC under Magu copiously brought malafide intentions in the form of liken to a personal vendetta to the family of the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan without any justification whatsoever. He extended this hatred to her siblings which eventually led to the death of her eldest brother who died as a result of the shock and emotional trauma.

Her Sister Esther Oba was without any formal invitation declared wanted, arrested at the Airport on her return from a surgical operation abroad, and taken to the EFCC Custody in Abuja wherein she was thereafter flown to their Lagos office.

She kept reporting during the days' they asked her to, but surprisingly the EFCC despite all these facts came before the court in Suit Nu FHC/L/CS/620/2018 to state in an affidavit that she was on the run. They kept publishing these information about the family, securing repetitive court orders and selling to the whole world an image of several corruption cases involving the former first lady.

Her Mothers company which she ran over the years before her death was also accused of engaging in criminal activity without pointing out the alleged crime.

The EFCC accused the former first lady of being a permanent secretary in the Bayelsa State Civil Service. The Ministry wrote letter wherein they confirmed to them that she was on leave of absence and wasn't receiving any salary during the said period. The Head of Service even came to court to testify of these facts and EFCC continued in their persecution and intimidation of the former first lady.

The EFCC without investigation, inviting any of the company's representatives of Directors was busy going from one court to another securing via Exparte several Interim orders of Forfeiture. The companies in court explained all they do and showcased these by leading evidence. The EFCC on its part relied only on suspected proceeds of crime without showing or proving what the alleged crime is.

Donors to the NGO of the former first lady like Hajiya Bola Shagaya wrote to the EFCC to explain why they donated funds to the NGO and the EFCC refused and jettisoned these explanations. All we see daily was several sponsored publications in the media against the former first lady and her siblings.

The companies belonging to the siblings of the former first lady has been run aground with all their funds frozen. The companies cannot operate or pay salaries. In this era when the government is seeing how to take youths off the street, the companies that can aid the economy is being grounded and jobs lost. What an unfortunate fight against lip service corruption.

Constant Media Trial and Negative publicity. The EFCC under Magu uses this as its biggest tool under its masquerading attempt to fight corruption. Everyday Nigerians are given different news of people who are allegedly corrupt. They are first convicted in the court of public opinion rather than a court of competent jurisdiction.

EFCC, MAGU AND THE EVILS OF MEDIA TRIAL

THE EFCC MUST STOP MEDIA TRIAL AND LEAKAGE OF SUSPECTS’ STATEMENT TO PRESS

A suspect being interviewed in the dark recesses of the EFCC has all his verbatim question-and-answer session spilled out the following morning in their two notorious friendly newspapers – one print and the other online. Nigerians know them very well. They are used by the EFCC to destroy innocent people’s lives, characters and hard-earned reputation, in alliance with their supporter, the EFCC. They are hands-in-gloves with the EFCC. The EFCC’s act of leaking information (some very sensitive) is highly prejudicial to a client’s case, as he is presumed innocent until the contrary is proven in accordance with section 36 of the 1999 Constitution. Our criminal justice system is Anglo-saxon based and it is accusatorial. This means that an accused’s innocence is presumed. It is different from the French model, which is inquisitorial, wherein the guilt of an accused is presumed, and he is called upon to prove his innocence.

With this unwholesome strategy that is simply evil, suspects develop cold feet, desiring to save and preserve whatsoever, remains of their assailed and battered image. They are subjected to agonizing inquisition, worn out mentally, physically and psychologically. Such suspects are simply dehumanised.

The evils of media trial were lucidly expounded upon by the Supreme Court of India in MANU SHARMA VS. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2010 (2) ACR 1645(SC), AIR2010SC2352, where the apex court warned that “a trial by media accounts to travesty of justice if it causes impediments in the accepted judicious and fair investigation and trial”. Earlier, the same Indian Supreme Court, condemning media trial, saliently noted that:

“The impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt regardless of any verdict in a court of law. During high publicity court cases, the media are often accused of provoking an atmosphere of public hysteria akin to a lynch mob which not only makes a fair trial nearly impossible but means that, regardless of the result of the trial, in public perception the accused is already held guilty and would not be able to live the rest of their life without intense public scrutiny.”

HAS EFCC BEEN RENDERING PROPER ACCOUNTS?

The answer is a clear no. EFCC has been answerable to no one, not even the supervisory Ministry of Justice. It has been a Lord onto itself, acting clearly above the law. When you ask Magu and his EFCC to, their section of the press, compromised NGOs who are on their payroll (we all know them), those known as the “Magu boys”, their hired “constitutional lawyers” and public commentators and so called “social critics”, descent on you. They brand you with all sorts of names. They say “corruption is fighting back”.

The following are relevant sections of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004, which have been wantonly violated by the EFCC and Magu, in not rendering proper account as and when due, or at all:

Section 29 of the EFCC Act provides that:

“Where: (a)the assets or properties of any person arrested for an offence under this Act has been seized; or (b)any assets or property has been seized by the Commission under this Act, the Commission shall cause an application to be made to the Court for an interim order forfeiting the property concerned to the Federal Government and the Court shall, if satisfied that there is Prima Facie evidence that the property concerned is liable to forfeiture, make an interim order forfeiting the property to the Federal Government.”

Section 30 of the EFCC Act provides that “where a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the Commission or any authorized officer shall apply to the Court for the order of confiscation and forfeiture of the convicted person’s assets and properties acquired or obtained as a result of the crime already subject to an interim under this Act.”

Section 31 of the EFCC Act also provides viz:

“(1) A copy of every final order forfeiting the asset and property of a person convicted under this Act shall be forwarded to the Commission.

(2) Upon receipt of a final order pursuant to this section, the Secretary to the Commission shall take steps to dispose of the property concerned by sale or otherwise and where the property is sold, the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation.

 

(3) Where any part of the property included in a final order is money in a bank account or in the possession of any person, the Commission shall cause a copy of the order to be produced and served on the manager or any person in control of the head office or branch of the bank concerned and that manager or person shall forthwith pay over the money to the Commission without any further assurance than this Act and the Commission shall pay the money received into the Consolidated Fund of the Federation.

 

(4) The Attorney General of the Federation may make rules or regulations for the disposal or sale of any property or assets forfeited pursuant to this Act.”

“PART VI – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

35: (1) The Commission shall establish and maintain a fund from which shall be defrayed all expenditure reasonably incurred by the Commission for the execution of its functions under this Act.

 

(2) There shall be paid and credited to the fund established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, such monies as may in each year be approved by the Federal Government for the purpose of the Commission.

 

(3) The Commission may accept gifts of land, money or other property (whether within or outside Nigeria) upon such terms and conditions, if any, as may be specified by the person or organization making the gift provided that the terms and conditions are not contrary to the objectives and functions of the Commission under this Act.

36: (1) The Commission shall keep proper accounts, in a form, which conforms to accepted commercial standards of its receipts, payments, assets and liabilities and shall submit the accounts annually, for auditing by a qualified auditor appointed from the list of auditors and in accordance with the guidelines supplied by the Auditor-General of the Federation.

 

37: The Commission shall, not later than 30th September in each year, submit to the world National Assembly, a report of its activities during the immediately preceding year and shall include in such report the audited accounts of the Commission.”

The above provisions are very clear. EFCC has not been rendering any or proper accounts, as and when due. The courts made many forfeiture orders, and such are easily mopped up along the line, and not traceable to the Federal Government account with CBN. Courts should be made, through definite Practice Directions, to order that all forfeitures should be paid directly and immediately into designated Federal Government accounts with the CBN. 

SOME EXAMPLES OF EFCC’S SERIAL BREACHES OF EXTANT LAWS

COL. NICHOLAS ASHINZE (NO. 1)

The case of NICHOLAS ASHINZE (a retired Colonel in the Nigerian Army), whose bail I had personally secured after over three months in inhuman and unlawful detention, later went for trial before Justice Gabriel Kolawole. The Judge chastised the EFCC for engaging in media trial of the accused, thus:

“It is unfair for EFCC as a complainant in this trial to resort to self-help by engaging the defendant in the media trial at the same time in the court trial. “If you want to try the defendant in the media, you have to limit yourself to the media. You have to stop misleading the public in the fact of this trial. Let me say it for the sake of emphasis that EFCC must stop the use of journalists to distort proceedings in my court. You cannot be engaging in two trials: one in the court and one in the media at the same time. If you are not satisfied with my decision to stop this trial pending the time the EFCC retract this offending press statement of my court proceeding, then you can take your case to another court “This press statement by one Wilson Uwujare who claimed to be from EFCC is scandalous and prejudice to fair trial of the defendant in this matter.”

The EFCC had lied in a press release, that Col. Ashinze was a retired Military Officer at the time of his trial, whereas he was still a serving Military Officer. The EFCC also lied to the public through media trial, that one of the defendants in the case was charged with 36.8 billion naira, whereas he was charged with less than 3 billion naira. He had therefore made an order for the relevant newspaper Officer to appear before him and answer questions regarding this false publication.

Hon. Justice Gabriel Kolawole was so peeved that he adjourned the matter to enable the EFCC retract the statement because of the prejudicial nature of such falsehood to the accused. EFCC was forced to make a retraction of the false publication. It was only then that Justice Kolawole lifted the embargo he had placed on hearing the EFCC matter, except the media trial leading to the gross misrepresentation of the case pending before him was retracted.

The Judge (now Justice of the Court of appeal) had also, out of frustration, withdrawn from the trial of Col. Sabo Dasuki and Justice Adeniyi Ademola (who, by the way, was later discharged and acquitted, after being falsely and unduly subjected to the indignity of media trial and denigration. Kolawole had withdrawn from the cases due to the unwholesome conduct of the EFCC Prosecutors and the government. I do not need to mention here, the names of all the dramatics personae. I hereby tender the online prints-out of these illegal acts of media trial and the learned trial Judge’s reaction. See EXHIBITS U, U1, U2, U3, U4, U5 and U6. 

COL NICHOLAS ASHINZE NO. 2

Before this Colonel’s case went for a trial before Justice Gabriel Kolawole, I had, before Justice Halilu Yusuf in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit at FCT High Court, Jabi, Abuja, appeared on behalf of the above ex-National Security Adviser to Col. Sambo Dansuki (rtd.), Col. Nicholas Ashinze. I sought the court’s order releasing him (Ashinze) on bail from illegal custody. Ashinze had been illegally detained by the Nigerian Army and the EFCC since December 23, 2015.

The Hon. Justice Yusuf Halilu, not only ordered that the applicant be released forthwith without any further delay, but he also berated the EFCC for acting above the law and dehumanizing Nigerians.

(See: https://insidebusiness.ng/6109/dansuki-aide-gets-bail/; https://blog.odogwublog.com/2016/03/dasukis-aide-colonel-Nicholas-ashinze.html; https://thenationonline.net/court-fixes-Monday-judgment-dasukis-aides-suit/; https://guardian.ng/news/dasukis-aide-ashinze-released-from-custody/). 

Inter alia, the courageous Judge held as follows:

“Poser: Why has the 1st Respondent kept the Applicant for close to three months without Bail and or arraignment in a court of law?

Poser: Why has the Applicant being a serving military officer who can always be reached, not granted administrative bail?

The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended is the grund norm. It is indeed the mother of all laws…

Although the 1st Respondent has the right to invite, arrest and detain suspects, such must be done, according to law.

The essence of some of the constitutional provisions is to ensure “just balance” between the ruler and the ruled, the individual and state, between the powerful and the weak. Courts have amply demonstrated the wisdom of those who made sure human beings have rights in volatile constitutional issues.

The detention of the Applicant from the 23rd December, 2015, without arraignment and or administrative bail is not just unfair, but mostly unfortunate.

In this era of civilization, Nigeria cannot, and should not make the mistake of the dark military era, where human beings were detained in dungeons and left to die without the opportunity to seek redress.

This is a democracy where voices cannot be silenced.

On the strength of affidavit evidence before me, and without much ado, it is very clear that Respondents who are public servants, paid with tax payers money, have deliberately decided to detain the Applicant beyond the constitutionally provided period, knowingly, and believing nothing can be done. God forbid.

We can choose either to walk the high road of human brotherhood or to tread the low road of man’s inhumanity to man. History has thrust upon the Judiciary an indescribably important destiny to serve that all men are treated equally and according to the rule of law, devoid of elements of selective justice.

Morality cannot be legislated, but behaviour can be regulated…the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless.

Human Right is a right which stands above the ordinary laws of the land and which in fact is antecedent to the political society itself. It is a primary condition to a civilized society.”

I tender herewith, a certified true copy of the judgment.

See generally EXHIBIT V, V1, V2, V3 and V4.

ILLEGAL DETENTION OF CHIEF RAYMOND DOKPESI WHO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIMSELF

High Chief Dokpesi personally reported to the EFCC on a mere phone call from Mr Ibrahim Magu. Yet, he was promptly clamped into detention, humiliated and kept for weeks. It was only on the eve of Christmas that he regained freedom upon our application for bail.

https://guardian.ng/news/court-refuses-dokpesi-bail/ 

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/194942-court-sends-dokpesi-back-to-detention-as-efcc-opposes-bail.html 

https://www.legit.ng/666360-breaking-dokpesi-granted-bail-strict-conditions.html 

See EXHIBITS W, W1, W2, W3, W4 AND W5.

UNLAWFUL ARREST AND DETENTION OF A LAWYER, SYLVANUS OKPETU, WITHOUT A VALID COURT ORDER

The EFCC had detained Sylvanus Okpetu between June 11th and June 17th 2015, upon a petition purportedly written by Julius Berger, on a mere contractual and civil matter.

Sylvanus Okpetu had rendered some professional services to Julius Berger through his company – Sylvarewa Global Resources Limited, following which there was a disagreement on payment. This led the EFCC to storm his office in Warri, dragged him like a common criminal (in the public glare), and drove him all the way to Abuja. EFCC promptly locked him up for weeks. All these without any warrant of arrest or order of court. It took a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, through Justice A.S. Adepoju, in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit by Okpetu, to fault his detention and seizure of the applicant’s belongings. The court ordered his release and awarded N6 million damages against EFCC and N3 million against Julius Berger Services Nigeria Limited and ordered them to offer a public apology to Okpetu. While Julius Berger paid, the EFCC has not paid the judgment debt till date. Of course, no one dare move against the almighty EFCC which has clearly been acting above the law.

(See https://thenationonlineng.net/court-awards-n9m-damages-efcc-firm-lawyers-detention/

https://tribuneonlineng.com/%E2%80%8Eillegal-detention-court-slams-n6m-damages-efcc/ ). 

See EXHIBITS X, X1, X2, X3 and X4.

ILLEGAL ARREST AND DETENTION OF MR. ABIODUN AGBELE

Mr. Abiodun Agbele had been arrested in Lagos, driven to Abuja and dumped into the EFCC custody on June 27, 2016, in respect of an alleged N1.3bn reportedly traced to the personal account of Governor Fayose. He was greatly dehumanised, humilated, tortured and had his humanity degraded. We were forced to sue the EFCC at the FCT high court for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. 

Justice O.A Adeniyi held that the detention of the Agbele beyond the period stipulated under section 35 of the 1999 Constitution was a gross violation of the rights of the applicant to freedom of liberty, dignity and right to own properties. The learned Judge awarded damages in the sum of N5 million, against the EFCC, to be paid to the applicant as compensation for his unlawful arrest and detention. Till date, this sum has never been paid.

(See https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/fayose-court-to-hear-govs-aide-bail-appeal-on-july-19/yfk396m  

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/court-adjourns-fayoses-ally-bail-application/ ).

See EXHIBITS Z, Z1, Z2 and Z3.

MOHAMMED BELLO ADOKE, SAN, ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN THE MALABU OIL SCANDAL, BEFORE FCT HIGH COURT, GWAGWALADA AND THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT, ABUJA

The former AGF was arraigned on January 27, 2020. Before the arraignment of at the FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, on January 22, 2020, Adoke had already been illegally and unconstitutionally detained for extra six days, well beyond the 28 days earlier obtained through the ex parte court orders; or the period allowed by section 35 of the 1999 Constitution, which prescribed 24 hours only. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, argued his bail before the court and same was granted on January 30, 2020, by Justice Kutigi after arguments for his bail was taken on January 28, 2020. 

The immediate past Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Ibrahim Bello Adoke, was not released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) even a week after meeting his court imposed bail conditions. Recall that Adoke had been illegally arrested and detained by INTERPOL in Dubai, upon a warrant of arrest earlier issued by Justice D.Z. Senchi, which was later vacated by the same Judge upon our application. Recall also that Adoke had voluntarily returned to Nigeria by purchasing his own Emirate Airline ticket. He was made to suffer in EFCC’s dungeon even with a spinal cord injury for nearly 2 months before he was granted bail on January 30th, 2020. Even after perfecting the conditions for his bail, he was again promptly arrested in Justice I.A Kutigi’s open court by the same EFCC and again re-detained, to be charged before another Judge, Justice Nyako, for another alleged offence. This was nothing short of forum-shopping, charges-splitting, impunity at its height and sheer brinksmanship.

(See https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/ozekhome-accuses-efcc-of-detaining-adoke-even-after-meeting-bail-conditions/  February 7, 2020.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/18/efcc-re-arraigns-adoke-on-money-laundering-charges/  June 18, 2020.

https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/news/5374-court-to-rule-on-bail-applications-of-adoke-others-jan-30 

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ex-agf-adoke-re-arrested-by-efcc-ozekhome-kicks/ ).

 (See https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/ozekhome-accuses-efcc-of-detaining-adoke-even-after-meeting-bail-conditions/  February 7, 2020.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/18/efcc-re-arraigns-adoke-on-money-laundering-charges/  June 18, 2020.

https://efccnigeria.org/efcc/news/5374-court-to-rule-on-bail-applications-of-adoke-others-jan-30 

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ex-agf-adoke-re-arrested-by-efcc-ozekhome-kicks/ ).

See EXHIBIT AA. 

EFCC’S ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND FORUM-SHOPPING OVER THE PROPERTIES OF FORMER GOVERNOR OF EKITI, AYODELE FAYOSE : A CASE OF FORUM-SHOPPING.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had seized some properties said to belong to former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State.

An ex-parte application filed by EFCC at the FHC, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba to the effect that an interim attachment of the assets and properties of Fayose be forfeited to EFCC pending the conclusion of investigation was granted. Upon discovery of this, Fayose briefed Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to take necessary steps to get his properties unsealed in court. The Judge gave EFCC 45 days to investigate the propertyor renew its application if it had not concluded its investigation. At the expiration of the given 45 days without renewal, we wrote a letter, dated and received on 27th September, 2016, to the Chairman, EFCC, to unseal the properties of Fayose. Rather than unseal same, EFCC surreptitiously ran to another court to secure another ex-parte application before Justice Okon Abang of the FHC, Abuja, over the same property. All these tricks and deceptions steps taken by EFCC before Abang J., were quashed by Dimgba J. But, till date, the properties remain sealed, despite the clear court order.

(See https://punchng.com/efcc-seizes-fayoses-multimillion-naira-houses-lagos-abuja/ ).

See EXHIBIT BB, BB1, BB2 and BB3.

ABDULHAMID ZARI VS. EFCC – A CASE OF STRONG ARM AND BRINKMANSHIP

The Plaintiff Abdulhamid Mahmud Zari in a fundamental human right enforcement suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja before Justice B. F. M. Nyako through his Counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, that he was arrested without warrant, detained, humiliated, tortured, blocked his residence and seized his property without court order. See page 5 supra for details. 

See EXHIBITS DD, DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5, DD6, DD7, DD8 and DD9. 

ILLEGAL DETENTION OF FORMER GOVERNOR AYODELE FAYOSE WHO VOLUNTARILY REPORTED TO THE EFCC

Former Governor Ayodele Fayose, had personally reported to the EFCC, on Tuesday, 16th October, 2018, a day after he left office as the governor of Ekiti State. The EFCC, who had claimed to be investigating him for over three years, detained him immediately and kept him for weeks. 

The following day, Wednesday, 17th October, 2020, the EFCC rushed to court to obtain a remand order to keep Mr. Ayodele for two weeks, and subjected him to all manners of indiginities, humiliation and denigration. He was in the custody of the EFCC, until he was finally charged to court, at EFCC’s pleasure, why would EFCC detain in its custody an erstwhile Governor who voluntarily reported himself and after it had told the world for over 3 years that the said Governor was being investigated? Why not seize his international passport and grant him administrative bail? Magu’s EFCC did this to show strong arm, play to the gallery, thus defeating the essence of an anti-corruption fight. 

See EXHIBITS CC, CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, and CC5.

REFUSAL TO RELEASE THE INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OF GENERAL PAUL BOROH TO THE COURT DESPITE SUBSISTING COURT ORDER

Gen. Paul Boroh & Anor were charged with Conspiracy, Breach of Trust, Dishonest Conversion and Corrupt advantage on Estacode, brought under the Penal Code and ICPC Act. They were arraigned on 9 Counts Charges before Justice Goodluck of FCT High Court 4 Abuja, on the 3rd of October, 2019, in Charge No. CR/138/2019. On the 3rd day of January, 2019. We argued Gen. Boroh’s bail which was granted. One of the bail conditions granted by the court was the release of his international passport to the court. The international passport had been in custody of the EFCC since his arrest by the EFCC. The EFCC, inspite of the court’s order to transfer the possession of Gen. Boroh’s international passport to the court, thereby frustrating the full perfection of the bail of Gen. Boroh. We were again compelled to write to the EFCC to transfer possession of the passport to the court, which they still failed to accede to. We were forced to report this impunity in open court, before the EFCC was compelled to obey the order of the court. 

See EXHIBITS EE, EE1, EE2, EE3, EE4, EE5 and EE6.