It was gathered recently that a Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha and six others from a N3billion fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This was contained in a ruling on Monday, which Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the objection raised by the defendants against the propriety of the charge.
Accirding to Justice Ekwo, the EFCC acted unlawfully when it ignored the directive by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and proceeded to initiate the criminal proceeding against Okorocha and others.
The judge held that the EFCC, like every other law enforcement/prosecuting agencies, was under the obligation to defer to the directive of the AGF in deciding whether or not to prosecute an alleged offender.