By Obi Nwakanma The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) strikes yet again: this time, the target is Mr. Ayo Fayose, the irrepressible governor of Ekiti State. Reports say the commission has “frozen” his accounts. The EFCC is very fond of “freezing” the bank accounts and records of those whom it is just investigating before... Read More

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June 24, 2016

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Fayose begins spiritual, legal battle over frozen bank account

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, on Thursday, said “failure awaits” the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and those orchestrating his investigation as well as freezing of his account with Zenith Bank. The governor maintained that Zenith Bank funded his election campaign in June 2014 in a statement issued on his behalf by Idowu... Read More

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June 22, 2016

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‘Why freeze Fayose’s account and not investigate Fayemi?’

The Ekiti state House of Assembly, on Tuesday, criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for freezing the account of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, without a court order. Chairman of the Committee on Information, Gboyega Aribisogan, while speaking with journalist in Ado Ekiti, noted that the action of the EFCC was null and void as... Read More

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June 21, 2016

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Opinion: A rejoinder to ‘The constitutional validity of freezing Fayose’s bank account’

By Ilemona Onoja I just read “An Analysis of the Constitutional Validity of Freezing Governor Fayose’s Bank Account” written by Inibehe Effiong. More than half of the time I was reading, my mouth was open in amazement. Not many times have I read judgments of the court or provisions of law being so brazenly twisted to... Read More

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June 21, 2016

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‘Immunity doesn’t prevent us from freezing Fayose’s account’ – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has the liberty to freeze the accounts of any individual, including that of a state governor. The anti-graft agency made the submission to Vanguard Newspapers, while attempting to justify the freezing of the personal account of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose. The governor had described the... Read More

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June 13, 2016

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Why we freeze accounts of people under investigation – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed why it places an embargo on the accounts of individuals who are under investigation. Explaining the rationale behind the freezing of accounts, Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of the EFCC, in a statement on Monday, said “freezing of accounts suspected of being used for commission of... Read More

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