EFCC lacks power to freeze Osun accounts without court order — SANs

Senior lawyers have faulted the reported restriction placed on the Osun State Government’s bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), insisting that the anti-graft agency lacks the constitutional and legal authority to freeze a state’s accounts without first obtaining a court order.
The legal experts, including Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), warned that such action, if carried out without judicial approval, violates due process, undermines Nigeria’s federal structure and could cripple governance by disrupting essential public services.
Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi, SAN, said the law is clear that bank acco...