Trend and pattern of economic and financial crimes statutes in Nigeria
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the general direction and pattern of modern economic and financial crimes statutes in Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper examines Nigerian economic and financial crime statues.
Findings
This paper identifies the trend and features, which are common to all the statutes irrespective of economic and financial crime covered by them.
Originality/value
This paper shows that although Nigerian economic and financial crimes statutes have evolved gradually from Military era Decrees, and target different aspects of economic and financial crimes, there are certain features, which are common to all of them.
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Citation
Aigbovo, O. (2019), "Trend and pattern of economic and financial crimes statutes in Nigeria", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 969-977. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-03-2015-0011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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