Chief Registrar of the court, Sulaiman Amida Hassan made the clarification on Sunday in Abuja following a report in a section of the media, alleging sponsorship of the foreign training by AMCON.
“The report is titled “Controversy Surrounds Flying of Judges to London for Training by Nigeria’s Asset Recovery Agency, AMCON.” “The report is entirely false and a figment of the imagination of the reporter. It is designed to malign the image of the Federal High Court. “While acknowledging the presence of the Federal High Court Judges for training in London, it is pertinent to state that both the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, are vital statutory stakeholders with regard to the jurisdiction of the Court.“Having regard to the global feature in the Court’s jurisdiction, It has been the tradition to organize foreign training for its Judges on a yearly basis.
“The objective is to keep them abreast of international best practices obtainable, hence the need to hold the training outside the shores of Nigeria.
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