Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has not acted illegally by freezing the Osun State Government’s account.
Falana said the EFCC had the legal authority to freeze the account of a state government, provided it obtained a court order within the stipulated period.
He stated this on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
The SAN said the legality of the commission’s powers had been settled by the courts, citing a 2022 Court of Appeal judgment in a case involving the Benue State Government and the EFCC.
“Well, as far as the law is concerned, the EFCC has not acted illegally. As a matter of fact, that came out in the statement of the President: ‘We are… I’m not questioning your mandate and the exercise of your power. However, I’m embarrassed,’” Falana said.
He explained that the
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