Tinubu Civil Forfeiture vs Criminal Conviction Analysis

Nigeria: Tinubu and Atiku - Why the Jefferson Case Exposes the Fallacy of Treating Civil Forfeiture As a Criminal Conviction

One cannot manufacture a criminal conviction where the judicial record does not contain one.

Tinubu and Atiku: Why the Jefferson case exposes the fallacy of treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction, By Kayode Oladele

If allegations examined during an investigation involving Atiku cannot be converted into a criminal conviction against Atiku, an in rem civil forfeiture proceeding cannot logically be converted into a criminal conviction against Tinubu. In each case, the responsible legal inquiry must be the same: Was the individual criminally charged? Was he prosecuted? Was he tried? […]

Tinubu and Atiku: Why the Jefferson case exposes the fallacy of treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction

Under American law, criminal liability is personal. A person accused of an offence is entitled to the constitutional and procedural safeguards attaching to a criminal prosecution, including the requirement that the prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Tinubu Civil Forfeiture vs Criminal Conviction Analysis

Legal analyst Kayode Oladele argues that treating civil forfeiture as a criminal conviction is a legal fallacy, citing the cases of President Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar.