The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a case brought by 16 state governments questioning the legal basis of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other federal agencies.
A seven-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, reached this decision on Tuesday after hearing the arguments from both sides.
Initially filed by the Kogi State Government through its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, the lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the EFCC. Several other states, including Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Enugu, Benue, Anambra, Plateau, Cross River, and Niger, joined the case as co-plaintiffs.
Recently, the Attorneys General of Anambra, Adamawa, and Ebonyi states withdrew from the suit.
