Enugu State has withdrawn from the suit filed by some states in the federation, contesting the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as well as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit guidelines, which is before the Supreme Court.
The Kogi State Government initially filed the suit against the EFCC in 2023, with 18 other states, including Enugu, later joining the suit.
The state, which is the sixth plaintiff in the suit, became the sixth state to withdraw from the suit, the first three states being Anambra (ninth plaintiff), Adamawa (16th plaintiff) and Ebonyi (18th plaintiff).
The three states withdrew their suits before the seven-member panel of justices of the apex court on October 22, the day of the hearing.
Afterwards, Benue and Jigawa filed their separate application for withdrawals.
While Benue filed for withdrawal on October 23, Jigawa filed its own on October 24.
