51.
52.
53.
(b)
which
is
disproportional
to
his
known
sources
of
income;
or
(c)
that
he
had
at
or
about
the
time
of
the
alleged
offence
obtained
an
accretion
to
his
pecuniary
resources
or
property
for
which
he
cannot
satisfactorily
account:
may,
if
proved,
be
taken
into
consideration
by
the
Court
as
corroborating
the
testimony
of
witness
in
the
trial.
(3)
The
court
shall
ensure
that
all
matters
brought
before
it
by
the
Commission
against
any
person,
body
or
authority
shall
be
conducted
with
dispatch
and
given
accelerated
hearing.
(4)
Subject
to
the
provisions
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Federal
Republic
of
Nigeria,
an
application
for
stay
of
proceedings
in
respect
of
any
criminal
matter
brought
under
this
Act
shall
not
be
entertained
until
judgment
is
delivered.
Offences
under
this
Act
shall
be
extraditable
under
the
Extradition
Act,
CAP
E25,
Laws
of
the
Federation
of
Nigeria,
2004.
(1)
The
Attorney
-‐
General
of
the
Federation
may
request
or
receive
assistance
from
any
agency
or
authority
of
a
foreign
State
in
the
investigation
or
prosecution
of
offences
under
this
Act;
and
may
authorize
or
participate
in
any
joint
investigation
or
cooperation
carried
out
for
the
purpose
of
detecting,
preventing,
responding
and
prosecuting
any
offence
under
this
Act.
(2)
The
joint
investigation
or
cooperation
referred
to
in
sub-‐section
(1)
may
be
carried
out
whether
or
not
any
bilateral
or
multilateral
agreements
exist
between
Nigeria
and
the
requested
or
requesting
country.
(3)
The
Attorney-‐General
of
the
Federation
may,
without
prior
request,
forward
to
a
competent
authority
of
a
foreign
State,
information
obtained
in
the
course
of
investigation,
if
such
information
will
assist
in
the
investigation
of
an
offence
or
in
the
apprehension
of
an
offender
under
this
Act.
(1)
Any
evidence
gathered,
pursuant
to
a
request
under
this
Act,
in
any
investigation
or
proceedings
in
the
court
of
any
foreign
State,
if
authenticated,
shall
be
prima
facie
admissible
in
any
proceedings
to
which
this
Act
applies.
(2)
For
the
purpose
of
subsection
(1)
of
this
section,
evidence
is
authenticated
if
it
is
-‐
(a)
certified
by
a
Judge
or
Magistrate
or
Notary
Public
of
the
foreign
State;
or
(b)
sworn
to
under
oath
or
affirmation
of
a
witness
or
sealed
with
an
official
or
public
seal
–
(i)
of
a
Ministry
or
Department
of
the
Government
of
the
foreign
State;
or
Extradition.
Request
for
mutual
assistance.
Evidence
pursuant
to
a
request.