Economic and financial crimes commission in Nigeria : an appraisal / Patrick Edobor Igbinovia, Blessing A. Edobor-Igbinovia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Igbinovia, P. E. (Patrick Edobor), author.

Edobor-Igbinovia, Blessing A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corruption--Nigeria.

Crime--Nigeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ibadan, Nigeria : Safari Books Ltd, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book details the historical background, legal basis and philosophy which lie behind the development of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria (EFCC). It also explores in detail the present set-up and structure of the agency, its apparatus or tools for executing its operational functions, how well it executed its roles, and analyzed its constraints or problems it grappled with and how they may have impeded its roles and their ramifications for the organization and the polity.

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword (I); Foreword (II); Foreword (III); Contents; List of Tables; List of Cartoons; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Review of Relevant Literature; Definition and purpose; Review of the popular literature; Review of academic legal literature; Review of the related academic literature; Chapter 3 - Research Methodology; Background to the research setting; Source and method of data collection; Method of data analysis; Rationale, benefits and challenges

Chapter 4 - Historical background, legal status and organisational structure of the EFCC Background to the discourse; History and rationale for the establishment of the EFCC; Legal status and organizational structure of the EFCC; Chapter 5 - Appraisal of the performance of the EFCC as seen in multiple contexts; The performance of the EFCC as seen in the EFCC context; The performance of the EFCC under President Umaru Yar'adua; The performance of the EFCC under President Goodluck Jonathan; The performance of the EFCC as seen in the public context

The performance of the EFCC as seen from variegated contexts The enabling ACT and EFCC performance; Plea bargaining and EFCC performance; The electoral process and EFCC role performance; The performance of the EFCC as seen from the research context; The performance of the EFCC as seen in a conclusive context; Chapter 6 - Summary, Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations; Summary; Findings; Conclusion; Recommendations; APPENDICES; Appendix 1 - Farida Waziri (2008-2011) her footprints, her legacy; Appendix 2 - Farida Waziri Threatens to Expose Obasanjo's Corruption

Appendix 3 - (How) Mrs Farida Waziri (Allegedly) tried to bribe Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to retain her job as EFCC Chairman Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 31, 2014).

ISBN:

978-8431-68-2

OCLC:

891381266