EFCC can freeze state accounts, must obtain court order within 72 hours — Falana

ABUJA — Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) acted within its statutory powers by placing restrictions on the Osun State Government’s account.
Falana, who spoke on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the commission could place a Post No Debit (PND) restriction on a state government account, provided it obtained a court order within the period prescribed by law.
According to him, the legal authority of the EFCC to impose such restrictions had already been affirmed by the courts.
He cited a 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal in a case involving the Ben...