The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a court order to freeze bank accounts belonging to the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa.
The anti-graft agency in a matter filed at the federal high court, Lagos, with suit number; FHC/L/CS/1069/2020, sought an ex-parte order to have Mr Obasa’s three bank accounts with Standard Chartered Bank frozen, pending when it concludes investigations into allegations of money laundering, abuse of office and diversion of funds levelled against him.
The Heritage Times had earlier reported that Mr Obasa was grilled on Thursday at the Lagos office of the EFCC over the allegations.
Prior to Mr Obasa’s interrogation, a number of various officials of the assembly had appeared before the commission at different times in the past few weeks.
According to a copy of the court order obtained by The Heritage Times, Obasa’s accounts set for freezing include a United States dollar account with number 001852963; current account (0018552956) and a savings account (5002349821).
The anti-graft agency said it filed the matter “Pursuant to section 44 (2) (K) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and section 26, 29, and 34 (1) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, and under the inherent jurisdiction of this honourable court.”
