【全非资讯·尼日利亚】 尼日利亚：法院叫停

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这一裁决与以往要求法院在阻止反腐败机构履行法定职责时保持克制的长串司法判例形成了对比，并让人回想起最高法院在2024年确认这些机构调查权的一项里程碑式判决。\n\n伊巴丹联邦高等法院已禁止经济和金融犯罪委员会（EFCC）继续对其计划中的奥约州政府财政状况调查进行查处，裁定该反腐机构的要求属于猜测性的钓鱼执法，而非基于具体指控的合法调查。\n\n周三，在审理奥约州政府提起的编号为FHC/IB/CS/61/2025的诉讼时，法官Nkeonye Maha裁定，尽管EFCC拥有调查金融犯罪的法定权力，但此类权力的行使必须在宪法和法治的界限之内。\n\n因此，法院撤销了该委员会于2025年6月2日致奥约州总会计师的信函。该信函曾要求奥约州政府提供广泛的财务记录，法院裁定，任何信息索取都必须是合理的，并与可识别的不当行为指控相关联。\n\nMaha法官裁定，EFCC法案第38条赋予该委员会仅为调查该法案规定下的犯罪而获取信息的权力，并未授权对政府财政进行猜测性或一揽子调查。\n\n根据判决书，EFCC的要求过于宽泛，缺乏为如此大规模调阅官方记录所需的事实针对性。\n\n根据奥约州长Makinde的媒体特别顾问Sulaimon Olarewaju发表的声明，法官表示，EFCC对奥约州财政状况的拟议调查纯属猜测，无异于钓鱼执法。

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The ruling contrasts with long line of judicial decisions asking courts to exercise restraints in stopping anti-corruption agencies from carrying out their statutory duties, and calls back to mind a 2024 landmark judgement of the Supreme Court affirming the agencies investigative powers.

The Federal High Court in Ibadan has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from proceeding with its planned investigation into the finances of the Oyo State Government, ruling that the anti-graft agency's request amounted to a speculative "fishing expedition" rather than a lawful investigation based on specific allegations.

Delivering judgement on Wednesday in suit FHC/IB/CS/61/2025 filed by the Oyo State Government, Justice Nkeonye Maha held that although the EFCC possesses statutory powers to investigate financial crimes, such powers must be exercised within the limits of the Constitution and the rule of law.

The court consequently set aside the commission's letter to the state Accountant General on 2 June 2025, which sought extensive financial records from the Oyo State Government, ruling that any request for information must be reasonable and linked to identifiable allegations of wrongdoing.

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Ms Maha held that Section 38 of the EFCC Act empowers the commission to obtain information only for the investigation of offences under the Act and does not authorise speculative or blanket inquiries into government finances.

According to the judgement, the EFCC's request was too broad and lacked the specificity required to justify such an extensive demand for official records.

The judge, according to the statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media to Oyo State Governor Makinde, Sulaimon Olarewaju, said the EFCC's proposed investigation into Oyo State's finances was speculative and amounted to a fishing expedition.

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