Contempt of Court: CEO vows legal action against Bawa, IGP

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

The Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Cash Flow Abi Ltd, Dr Philemon Ibrahim Gora, has threatened to drag the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) Abdulradheed Bawa and the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to Court if they fail to obey the recent court injunctions.
He asserted this while speaking to the media in Kaduna yesterday.
It would be recalled that the Abuja division of the Federal High Court under Justice Ahmed Mohammed, has given permission to Gora and his financial institution, ‘Cashflow Abi Network’, to file a suit compelling the EFCC, its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa and the Inspector General of Police to comply with the judgment of the court in suit No FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2018, relating to his alleged fraud case that got him incarcerated for years now.
Justice Mohammed equally granted leave to the applicants to apply for an Order of Mandamus compelling or mandating the Respondents to withdraw and or discontinue charging Nos. FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2018: FRN vs. Philemon Ibrahim Gora & Anor and FCT/HC/CR/203/2018: FRN vs. Philemon Ibrahim Gora & 2 Ors that the aforesaid charges were instituted in contravention of paragraph 14 of the Terms of Settlement adopted as Judgment of this court delivered on 12th July 2013 in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/7/2013 aforesaid.
In addition, the court further granted leave to the Applicants to apply for an Order of perpetual injunction pursuant to paragraph 14 of the Terms of Settlement adopted as Judgment of this Court on 12th July 2013 restraining the Respondents, their officers, servant, agents and any other person deriving authority from the Respondents from trying, continuing the trial, arresting, detaining or prosecuting the Applicants in charge Nos. FHC/ABJ/CR/77/2018 and FCT/HC/CR/203/2018 and other matters related to the aforesaid charges.
Responding to the judgement, Gora said that the court verdict is a symbol of justice for the common man.
He added that the distractions by the Anti-graft Agency and the Nigeria Police Force, (NPF) is a deliberate ploy to sabotage his efforts for empowering the less privileged in the society.
Gora, said “Over the years, the EFCC in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, unnecessarily exerting charges upon me and my Foundation, whom every standard had meet up what is required to stay in Business.
“We therefore concluded that this is not an anti corruption driven case and cannot be part of the move aimed at fighting corruption or attack fraudulent activity in the Nigeria economy and financial sector but a witch-hunt on the personality of Dr Gora.”