The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has on Thursday set aside the contempt charge against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Naija News recalls that earlier in the week, Bawa was ordered to be committed to Kuje correctional facilities for contempt of court.
Justice Chizoba Oji ruled that the EFCC Chairman failed to obey an order of November 21, 2018.
The court had instructed the return of seized assets comprising the sum of N40 million and a Range Rover in a matter before the EFCC.
In the latest development, Justice Oji has set aside the proceedings after hearing an application brought by Bawa.
The application was brought pursuant to Section 6(6) (a) and Section 36(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Section 91 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, Cap S6 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004 and other relevant enactments.
According to the court, when the order was given the EFCC boss was not in contempt of court as he had complied with the order that the respondent’s Range Rover be released and by several internal memoranda, the applicant had initiated the EFCC’s internal mechanism to make the payment of the sum of N40,000,000 to the respondent.
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