Human rights activists in Nigeria won a majority victory over the use of the newly promulgated freedom of information law as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was today told to disclose the source of the information that Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and its President, Mr. Olasupo Ojo, received the sum of N52 million and compromised itself in order to smear the anti-corruption body, the CDHR has said in a press statement.
Human rights activists in Nigeria won a majority victory over the use of the newly promulgated freedom of information law as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was today told to disclose the source of the information that Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) and its President, Mr. Olasupo Ojo, received the sum of N52 million and compromised itself in order to smear the anti-corruption body, the CDHR has said in a press statement.
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In what amounts to a massive blow for transparency in the country through the new Freedom of Information law, Justice Nyako agreed with the argument of Bamidele Aturu, counsel to CDHR, that the EFCC should disclose the source of its information or be sued. Two weeks ago, Mr. Olasupo Ojo, suing for himself and the leadership of the CDHR, urged the court to compel the EFCC to disclose or make the requested information available to him.
The EFCC had accused CDHR of collecting N52 million from some of the suspects being investigated by the commission with the objective of weakening the agency and campaigning against it.
The substantive matter will be heard on August 1, 2011.
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