Section 19 EFCC Act 2004
Section 19 of the EFCC Act 2004 is about Jurisdiction and Special Powers of the Court.
(1) The Federal High Court or High Court of a state of the Federal Capital Territory has jurisdiction to try offenders under this Act.
(2) The Court shall have power, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other enactment,
(a) to impose the penalties provided for in this Act.
(b) To ensure that all matters brought before the court by the Commission against any person, body or authority shall be conducted with dispatch and given accelerated hearing
(c) To adopt all legal measures necessary to avoid unnecessary delays and abuse in the conduct of matters brought by the Commission before it or against any person, body or authority.
(3) The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court or a High Court of a State or the High Court of The Federal Capital Territory Abuja, as the case may be shall by order under his hand, designate a court or judge he shall deem appropriate to hear and determine all cases under this act or other related offences under this Act.
(4) A court or judge so designated shall give such matters priority over other matter pending before it.
(5) In any trial for an offence under this act, the fact that an accused person is in possession of pecuniary resources or property for which he cannot satisfactorily account and which is disproportionate to his known sources of income, of that he had at or about the time of the alleged offence obtained an accreditation to his pecuniary resources or property for which he cannot satisfactorily account, my be proved and taken into consideration by the Court as corroborating the testimony of any witness in the trial.
