Contempt: Court sends EFCC chairman, Bawa, to prison

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The Kogi State High Court has committed to prison the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa for disobeying a Court order.

Justice R.O Ayoola, in his ruling on Monday, also directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in Kuje prison for the next 14 days until he purges himself of the contempt.

Justice R.O. Ayoola granted the application for committal to prison of the EFCC chairman for disobeying a court ruling delivered on November 30, 2022, wherein the Bawa was directed to produce the applicant in the case, Ali Bello.

Ali Bello had dragged Bawa to court for arresting and detaining him illegally, following an application by his counsel, S. A. Abass.

The court was reported to have ruled in Ali’s favour, only for the EFCC to arraign him for alleged money laundering three days after the said ruling.

The Court had, in Form 49, Order IX, Rule 13, marked: “HCL/697M/2022” and titled: “Notice to Show Cause Why Order of Committal Should not be Made,” asked the EFCC Chairman to appear before it on January 18, 2022, to explain why he should not be jailed for flouting the order given on December 12, 2022, in a case filed by Ali Bello against EFCC and Bawa, as the 1st and 2nd respondents, respectively.

This is the second time Bawa would be sentenced as on November 8, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama also sentenced him to jail over contempt.

The judge, Justice Chizoba Oji, convicted Bawa and ordered the Inspector of General of Police to remand him in Kuje Prison for disobeying an earlier order of the court.

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