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Anti-corruption CSOs, lawyers petition Buhari, demand probe of EFCC under Bawa

Scores of Anti-corruption organisations and constitutional lawyers in Nigeria yesterday submitted a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, protesting what they described as brazen disobedience of court orders by Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. They alleged reckless politicisation of the commission under his watch and his continued stay in office, in […]

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EFCC boss, Bawa must go to jail, CSOs tell IGP

More than 120 front-line Anti – corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Friday, held a massive town hall meeting, in Lagos, to round off their week-long protest against what they called “Politicisation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Disobedience of Court Orders and Infringement on Human Rights of Nigerians” under the leadership of Abdulrasheed Bawa. […]

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Contempt: Again, court commits EFCC boss, Bawa, to prison

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been committed to prison for allegedly disobeying court order. The court also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, 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. […]

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