Appeal Court Dismisses EFCC s Seizure Of Ozekhome s Professional Fees Paid By Ex-Ekiti Governor, Fayose
Ozekhome filed a motion before the Federal High Court, Lagos, urging it to set aside its earlier order freezing his chambers’ account.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 24, 2021
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Judicial Division, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission s seizure of Chief Mike Ozekhome s professional fees.
The EFCC had obtained an interim ex parte order of forfeiture to freeze the money for 120 days, arguing that the N75 million transferred to Ozekhome s account was a proceed of unlawful activity.
The anti-corruption agency argued that this was because the money was paid to Ozekhome by the then sitting Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, who was under the agency s investigation.