The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria , livre ebook

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2014

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Edobor Igbinovia , Blessin Edobor-Igbinovia

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Date de parution

17 juillet 2014

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9789788431688

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

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.

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Publié par

Safari Books Ltd

Date de parution

17 juillet 2014

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9789788431688

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria An Appraisal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria

An Appraisal

Patrick Edobor Igbinovia B.Sc.; M.A.; M.Sc.; M.P.A.; Ph.D.; JP Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Former Senior Research Advisor (Security and Strategy, SPDC), Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty of Social Sciences University of Benin, Benin City

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Blessing A. Edobor-Igbinovia, JP B.Ed. (Political Science/Education), University of Benin; M.P.A. (Public Administration), Benson Idahosa University; Department of Political Science School of Arts and Social Sciences College of Education, Ekiadolor, Benin City

Safari Books Ltd Ibadan

Published by Safari Books Ltd Ile Ori Detu 1, Shell Close Onireke, Ibadan. Email: safarinigeria@gmail.com

Publisher: Deputy Publisher:

Frist published 2014

Chief Joop Berkhout,OON George Berkhout

All rights reserved. This book is copyright and so no part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

ISBN: 978-978-8431-39-8

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the evergreen memories of the special women in our lives, our mothers: Chief (Mrs) Fatimah Oge Igbinovia and Deaconess (Mrs) Alice Onaghise Omokaro, both of blessed memories; Chief Henry Oghogho Ogbodu (SAN) for his steadfast and uncommon friendship and brotherliness; and Professor (Enogie) & Mrs. G.I. Akenzua (OON) for their parental care and unalloyed love.

Acknowledgements

We are immensely grateful to Prof. Eghosa Osagie, former Director of Research, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS); and former Vice-Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City; Prof. A.A. Akinsanya (Department of Political Science, Tai Solarin University); Professor P.T. Ahire, former Secretary of the Presidential Electoral Reform Committee and Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission for writing the forewords to this book ; TETFUND, University of Benin and its University Reasearch and Publication Committee for their support. We are also profoundly grateful to Prof. V.O. Modo, former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Uyo for reading and making useful suggestions on the manuscript, Prof. Vincent O. Aghayere (Dean and Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State) and Nicholas Ogieva (University of Benin) for their immense inputs, invaluable contributions and useful suggestions which have improved the quality of and enhanced the richness of this work. We are highly indebted to them all. May God bless you all.

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Preface

This book is a pioneering and pioneer work on a law enforcement agency – the EFCC in Nigeria. The subject of law enforcement is not only fascinating, the academic discourse on the subject is also very compelling. It is both compelling and interesting partly because it deals with important aspects of the political state institution or agency of social control; with enormous reach and powers with monumental ramifications and consequences for the polity and citizenry. Indeed, as an academic discipline, the science of law enforcement is the study – scientific study – of the role of law enforcement apparatus, agencies, organizations and institutions which are charged with the responsibilities of ensuring that the rules, laws, and regulations of the political state, entity or commonwealth are obeyed and not flouted for the wel fare, we ll-being and common good of the commonwealth. The subject is also at once compelling, fascinating and interesting because there is a mix of politics in law enforcement and a mix of law enforcement in politics which the authors of this book could not resist exploring in the Nigerian milieu. Our academic training, professional and experiential exposure to the science of law enforcement and political science made this imperative. For the senior partner or author, for example, such exposure presented itself through education when he obtained ix

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