EFCC confirms freezing Osun govt’s account

The EFCC said it has interrogated the state officials over an ongoing investigations into the handling of N11 billion.

The EFCC explains why it froze Osun State Government accounts, citing suspicious fund movements to prevent alleged diversion of public funds.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday night defended its decision to freeze the Osun State Government's bank accounts, insisting the action was aimed at stopping the alleged diversion of about N11 billion in public funds under investigation and was not connected with the state's forthcoming g

[Premium Times] The account restriction comes hours after Governor Ademola Adeleke alleged that the anti-graft agency planned to freeze the state's accounts ahead of the August 15 governorship election.