A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) to unfreeze the bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the ruling following the agreement reached
by parties in the suit to amicably resolve the matter.
The Judge while commending counsel to the CBN, Michael Aondoakaa, and
lawyer to the defendants, Mr. Femi Falana, ruled that “all processes
filed in respect of the case are hereby deemed to have been withdrawn.”
Justice Mohammed then, set aside the November 4, 2020 order and ordered
that all the accounts of the affected persons “be immediately
defreezed.”
The CBN, in an exparte motion, had prayed the court to freeze the bank
accounts of Bolatito Rachael Oduala and 19 others who participated in
last year’s protest to end police brutality in the country.
The apex bank said it took the action to investigate the promoters of
the protest on allegations bordering on terrorism financing, among
others.