EFCC vows to appeal court judgement | Nairalaw

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will
appeal Tuesday’s judgement of a Federal High Court, sitting in
Abuja, restraining the commission from declaring the Chairman of
the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abudulrasheed Maina,
wanted.

EFCC Acting Spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade, made this known in a
press statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court also
gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the commission
and its affiliates, from further declaring Maina wanted in relation
to the issue of pension scam.

Orilade said “As a commission, we state that such a
pronouncement amounts to a clog on the wheels of our operations in
execution of our statutory duties.

“The judgment must not be allowed to stand because it is not
only a miscarriage of justice but grossly inimical to the culture
of corrupt-free society which the commission is striving so hard to
enthrone.

“We will therefore, appeal the judgement.

“We further wish to state that we will not relent to do all that
is required within the ambit of the law in our avowed commitment to
bring every Nigerian with ill-gotten wealth to justice,” he
said

EFCC had in 2017, declared Maina wanted, following his refusal
to honour the commission’s invitations.

Maina, however, on Sept. 5, 2018, in a suit no:
FHC/ABJ/CS/957/2918, asked the court to decide whether the
commission could lawfully exercise powers of declaring him
wanted.