SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has clarified that it was not the agency that prosecuted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the false assets declaration case recently dismissed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
The commission also disowned a senior advocate, Rotimi Jacobs, who was the prosecution counsel in the case, explaining that he is an independent anti-corruption lawyer to the government and could be counsel to any organisation.
During the two-year-trial of the Senate President at the CCT, Rotimi Jacobs was always referred to as counsel for the EFCC, but the EFCC clarifies that he is not attached to the commission.
But tweeting on its handle @officialEFCC, the anti-corruption agency made it clear to Nigerians that it was not the prosecutor at the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial.
“The learned silk (Jacobs) is an independent lawyer for the state. He could also be counsel to ICPC, NIA or DSS,” it tweeted.
