Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission could not investigate corruption cases in 10 states due to court orders. Olukoyede spoke in Abuja on Monday at the 6th EFCC/National Judicial Institute (NJI) capacity-building workshop for justices and judges. The theme of the workshop was ‘Integrating stakeholders in curbing economic and financial crimes’. However, the EFCC chairman did not list the 10 states where court orders are preventing the anti-graft agency from performing its functions. Olukoyede said there is a need for collaboration between anti-graft agencies and the judiciary in the fight against…

Devastating floods collapsed walls at a jail in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria early last week, allowing 281 prisoners to escape, prison authorities said on Sunday. Seven of the escaped inmates have been recaptured in operations by security agencies, Umar Abubakar, spokesperson for the Nigeria Correctional Services said in a statement. "The floods brought down the walls of the correctional facilities including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, as well as the staff quarters in the city," Abubakar said. Operations to recapture the remainder of the inmates were underway, he said. Maiduguri is the capital of Borno state which early last week…