, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court in relation to his agency’s failure to comply with an earlier order of the court.
In a ruling, the court held that “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 and the sum of N40, 000,000.00 .
“Having continued wilfully 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.Justice Orji rejected the arguments put forward by the lawyer to the EFCC, Francis Jirbo, to justify his client’s action.
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“The Inspector-General of Police shall ensure that the order of this honourable court is executed forthwith,” the judge said. But will the IGP honour this order? Will we not see a continuum of disobedience of court orders? AbuseOfCourtOrders GovtInsolence
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