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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ought not to
have been in existence.
The Commission is a creation of the National Assembly, it does
not have the power to interfere with the activities of state
governments.
The 1999 Constitution only provided one police force for
Nigeria, and since the Anti-graft agency was not a branch of the
police, it could not perform its functions.
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