Abdurasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), stated that he has filed an appeal against the contempt of court judgement that was issued against him by a court in the FCT.
bendelnews had previously 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. Oji's ruling held that Bawa disobeyed court order made on November 21, 2018, where it directed the commission to return the Range Rover and the sum of N40 million. The judge on the case concluded that Bawa should be sent to the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja because his actions constituted intentional disobedience.
Bawa stated that he has lodged an appeal in response to the recent development. He was addressing to members of the press during the 2023 budget defense with the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption. Bawa added that the law should be allowed to take its natural course of action.
He stated, "Well, we have appealed against it, so we leave the natural course of law to take its effect." In other words, "we allow the natural course of law to take its effect."