President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2019 whose aim is to obtain from other countries looters of treasury for prosecution. He said the Act provides for mutual assistance in the prosecution of criminal matters including the location and identification of suspects, witnesses and other materials for prosecution of criminal matters. The Act designates the Attorney -General of the Federation as the Central Authority for making, receiving and transmitting requests for assistance to and from other countries as well as performing other functions reserved in the Act. Where the alleged offence is of a political character or an offence under military law or is not an offence under the laws of Nigeria, the provisions of this law shall not apply, the presidential aide said. This law comes into effect from June 20, 2019.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 21, 2019 17:26 UTC