A senior lawyer, Femi Falana, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acted within the law by freezing the Osun State Government’s account, provided it obtained the required court order.
Speaking on the controversy surrounding the EFCC’s action, the lawyer said the commission has the legal authority to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) restriction on the account of a state government for a limited period before obtaining a court order.
“As far as the law is concerned, the EFCC has not acted illegally,” he said.
He cited the 2022 Court of Appeal judgment in the case involving the Attorney-General of Benue State and the EFCC, saying the court affirmed the commission’s power to freeze a state government’s account, subject to the requirement that it obtain a court order within 72 hours.
He explained that the Federal High Court in Benue State had ruled in 2019 that the EFCC lacked
