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Report: New law empowers Lagos to take over Tinubu s corruption case from EFCC

A new law passed by the Lagos state house of assembly and signed by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, will establish an anti-corruption agency that has the “exclusive” rights to probe cases of corruption that have to do with the state, The PUNCH is reporting. Advertisement The agency when set up will take over cases relating to Lagos from agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The law entitled ‘Lagos State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Law’ was signed by Sanwo-Olu last week, according to the newspaper. Investigations by the EFCC into the stewardship of Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode, both former governors of Lagos, are said to be in progress.

ICPC Recovers N1 1bn, 29 Buildings in Q1 2021

By Deji Elumoye The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that over N1.1 billion and 29 buildings were forfieted to the Federal Government between January and March, 2021. ICPC Chairman, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, made this known weekend in Abuja when the Senate Committee on Senate Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes Committee led Senator Suleiman Kwari came on oversight visit to the National Headquarters of the agency in Abuja. According to him, N418.8 million and $1.5 million in Domiciliary Accounts were forfieted to the Federal government between January to March 2021 while the anti-graft agency also seized five plots of land, 13 businesses, 29 buildings, one vehicle and five farms during the period under review.

Breaking News | Breaking News ICPC seeks improved collaboration with EFCC as DSS pledges support

Janet Osemudiamen The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has sought increased synergy between the agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in fighting corruption. Speaking on Friday, April 23, 2021, during a courtesy visit to the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, Kabir Elelu, Lagos State Commissioner of the ICPC, commended the EFCC for championing the fight against corruption, while also calling for a more robust relationship between the two agencies. Kabir emphasized the need for both agencies to work together so as to improve the existing relationship in the areas of intelligence sharing and referral of cases.

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