STATEMENT BY DR CHARLES DIOHA, CHAIRMAN, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ANAOCHA BRANCH: EFCC HAS NO GENERAL STATUTORY POWER TO REGULATE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS’ PROFESSIONAL FEES
My attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), warning legal practitioners against charging their clients professional fees in foreign currencies and threatening prosecution for doing so. The statement was reportedly made following a meeting between officials of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 and the NBA Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law. As Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Anaocha Branch, I consider it necessary to state that the EFCC must distinguish its…
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SEVEN INTERNET FRAUD SUSPECTS IN EFCC'S NET.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja Zonal Command yesterday, March 28th, 2023, arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects are Peter Omega Awupri, Philip Okonkwo, Emeka Okonkwo, and Williams Chukwu. Others include Stephen Anthony, Edobor Osas, and Adetola Sunday were arrested in Gwarimpa, Abuja following credible intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Eight phones, four laptops, three international passports, a smartwatch, a Lexus, and Toyota cars were seized from the suspects. They will be charged to…
