The Supreme Court has upturned the conviction of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Nwobike. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned him before a Lagos State High Court for the perversion of justice. Dissatisfied with his conviction, he appealed the matter but the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction. However, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday quashed the conviction. The court ruled that the EFCC lacked the power to prosecute anyone for the offence of perversion of justice.

Source: Punch December 20, 2021 14:15 UTC