The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has appealed the court ruling sending him to the Kuje Correctional Centre for contempt.
Justice Chizoba Oji of the FCT High Court in a ruling on Tuesday, held that Bawa disobeyed court order made on November 21, 2018, where it directed the commission to return a Range Rover and the sum of N40 million to an applicant.
The court which viewed it as willful disobedience held that Bawa should be committed to Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja.
The judge further directed the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to ensure that the order of this court is executed forthwith.
Reacting to the development, Bawa while speaking to newsmen during the 2023 budget defence with the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, said he has filed an appeal, adding that the law should be allowed to take its natural cause.
“Well, we have appealed against it, so we will allow the natural course of law to take its effect,” Bawa said.
Bawa stated that the commission requested more funding for its Academy and the agency’s operations which he said requires money.
The EFCC boss is confident that the 9th National Assembly, which he described as purposeful, would heed the request.
