Osun slams N2bn suit on EFCC over frozen account

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Osun State Government has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking N2 billion in damages over the freezing of its Federal Statutory Allocation Account, describing the action as unconstitutional and taken without lawful authority.
The suit was filed hours after President Bola Tinubu directed the anti-graft agency to return to court and vacate the order freezing the account, saying the timing of the action, coming days before the Osun governorship election, could create the impression of federal interference in the electoral process.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1762/2026, Governor Ademola...