The Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act 2022 (POCA) was passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2022. The Act is enacted to make comprehensive provisions for seizure, confiscation, forfeiture, and management of properties reasonably suspected to have been derived from unlawful activities.
Background Facts
The Appellant, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the High Court of Lagos State on 18 Counts. Counts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 were on the offences of offering gratification to a public officer contrary to Section 64 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Counts 3, 7 - 17 were on the offences of attempting to pervert the course of justice contrary to Section 97 (3) of the
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The Edo State judiciary recently collaborated with the Centre in a research which investigated socio-cultural, economic and traditional factors that influence or discourage unethical conduct. The research targeted 38 participants comprising three categories of respondents namely :
Background
The Juritrust Centre for Socio-Legal Research and Documentation (Juritrust Centre) is launching a Call for Expression of Interest for researchers interested in participating in an interdisciplinary study of corruption in the Nigerian judicial sector. The study titled 'Behavioural Insights and Ethical Norms in Justice 'Administration is part of a larger project on the Implementation of the ACJA and
In its quest to enhance the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2011 through capacity building the Juritrust Centre, in partnership with various stakeholders, held on 26 May 2021 an inaugural meeting for the standardization and harmonization of ACJA training manuals and tools.
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