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Article Spotlight		EFCC, Igbinedion and Plea-Bargaining  - By Erasmus Ikhide
It is scandalous that after the judgment that was handed down on Igbinedion on December 18, 2008 by Justice Abdul Tafarati at the Enugu Federal High Court to hear the same Mr. Babafemi in a press statement saying that the outcome of the exercise at the court in Enugu fall short of the EFCC’s expectation. He said: "It is believed that the essence of a plea bargain is not only for suspects to forfeit the proceeds of crime but that such should go with a sentence which will serve as deterrence.” ‘‘In view of this development, the Chairman of the EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri has instructed the commission’s counsel to file an appeal against the verdict immediately.’’ “The commission will rather go the long way of prosecution than to settle for a plea bargain verdict that has no bite or will not serve any deterrence purpose.’’ »Read Full Story
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Nigeria - A brief Overview
Nigeria is located in west Africa between longitude 2-15 East of the meridian and latitude 4-14 North of the equator. The landmass is 923,768 square kilometer,  98.59 percent is land area while, 1.41 percent is water. It has a typical tropical climate at the coast, sub-tropics for the inlands and has 2 clearly defined seasons - the raining season ( April - October) and the dry season (November - March). The country is divided into three regions by the river Niger and it's tributary and the Benue. It is richly blessed with abundant natural resources which includes petroleum, natural gas, iron, tin, limestone, a lot of arable land and more. Nigeria has 36 states, one federal capital territory and is the most populous country in Africa. It has an estimated population of 140,003,542 people, with male preponderance, based on the 2006 population census.  The 36 States and Federal Capital Territory   Abia State | Adamawa State | Akwa Ibom State | Anambra State | Bauchi State | Bayelsa State | Benue State Borno State | Cross River State | Delta State | Ebonyi State | Edo State | Ekiti State | Enugu State | Gombe State Imo State| Jigawa State | Kaduna State | Kano State  | Katsina State | Kebbi State | Kogi State | Kwara State Lagos State | Nasarawa State | Niger State | Ogun State | Ondo State | Osun State | Oyo State | Plateau State Rivers State | Sokoto State | Taraba State | Yobe State | Zamfara State | Abuja   We need articles for each of the states above , Please Click Here to submit a comprehensive overview of any of the states     Join Nigerian Social Network! Can't Find What You're Looking For? Search the Web:   Custom Search