By John Ikani
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has reacted to the court ruling sending him to the Kuje Correctional Centre for contempt.
Heritage Times [HT] had earlier reported that Justice Chizoba Oji, of the FCT High Court in a ruling 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 judgement in a chat with newsmen during the 2023 budget defence with the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, Bawa said an appeal had been filed, 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.
On its budget, Bawa appealed to the committee to increase funding for EFCC to enable it fight corruption effectively.
He emphasized the need to complete its academy to properly train and retrain staff.
The EFCC boss said he is confident that the 9th National Assembly, which he described as purposeful, would heed the request.
