ABUJA — A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for contempt.
The presiding judge, Chizoba Oji, ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) to ensure the committal order is executed.
The judge gave the order in the motion on notice marked FCT/HC/M/52/2021 filed by Adeniyi Ojuawo, air vice marshal (now retired), against the federal government.
“The chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is in contempt of the orders of this honourable court made on November 21st, 2018, directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja, to return to the applicant his Range Rover (supercharged) and the sum of N40,000,000.00.
“Having continued willfully in disobedience to the order of this court, he should be committed to prison at Kuje Correctional Centre for his disobedience, and continued disobedience of the said order of court made on November 21st, 2018, until he purges himself of the contempt.
“The inspector-general of police shall ensure that the order of this honourable court is executed forthwith,” the judge said.
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