The spokesperson for the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, have said the anti-graft agency will appeal Mrs Oji’s ruling convicting the chairman of the commission for contempt of court.
In a brief telephone interview with Newsmen on Tuesday, Mr Uwujaren said, “There is no problem about that, we are appealing the ruling.”
Background
The anti-corruption agency had arraigned Mr Ojuawo in 2016 on a two-count charge before another judge of the Nyanya, Abuja division of the FCT High Court, Muawiyah Idris.
The prosecution accused the former military chief of corruptly receiving kickbacks to the tune of N40 million and a Range Rover Sport (Supercharged) valued at N29.250 million from a contractor of the Nigerian Air Force – Hima Aboubakar of Societe D’Equipment Internationaux Nigeria Limited.
But the judge discharged Mr Ojuawo in a judgement delivered on 21 November 2018.
In dismissing the suit, the judge held that EFCC failed to prove that Mr Ojuawo accepted the gifts while discharging his official responsibility as military chief, and that the gifts were inducements or rewards.
“The defendant is discharged and acquitted on counts one and two of the charge,” Mr Idris declared.
Consequently, the judge said, “…I hold that the prosecution (EFCC) has failed to prove the two counts charge of corrupt gratification under S17 (1)(a) and (c) of the
