We lack CCTV at critical points, comprehensive DNA or fingerprint databases, centralized criminal registries for ongoing investigations, and proper storage facilities for crime scene artifacts. Advanced tools like Mobile Device Forensics or reliable vehicle and license plate tracking databases are virtually non-existent here. In short, the matter long! All the sophisticated investigative facilities we see the police use in Hollywood movies do not exist in our system. Consequently, the EFCC was always bound to fall short when attempting to prosecute a case in a foreign court.

In contrast, high-profile Nigerians who have been convicted in foreign jurisdictions, such as Ike Ekweremadu, James Ibori, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dapo Abiodun, Femi Gbajabiamila, Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi), and Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi), committed all or a substantial portion of their crimes abroad. This allowed foreign law enforcement to easily piece together the airtight evidence necessary for a conviction.

Ultimately, the only thing elites truly fear in Nigeria is being detained and locked up while awaiting or undergoing trial. Beyond that, our system is incapable of proving 90% of criminal allegations. The accused simply wait to perfect their bail conditions, biding their time until the public chatter goes stale in gossip circles, leaving them home and dry.