Mike Ozekhome SAN: Does freezing his account count as an investigation or prosecution by the EFCC?

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 Wonders will never seize to amaze me in Nigeria. So if a criminal (not in this case though) who needs the services of a lawyer, transfers money to his lawyer's account for legal jobs warrants the EFCC to bring an ex-parte motion before the court to freeze the lawyer's account? On suspicion that the criminal is under investigation?  Is a motion ex-parte the first step to take for an individual who is not  entitled to an immunity clause?


Whatever happened to Natural Justice?  Yesterday, A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had ordered the temporary freezing of an account run by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome.

The court yesterday gave the order after listening to a motion ex-parte filed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on a suspicion that the money was a proceed from money laundering. A transfer of N75m was traced to his account by the Governor of Ekiti state whose account had been frozen as well.

Which way forward my people? Have your say in the comment box below.

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vivian ojukwu said…
its quite unfortunate. A san for that mater. no fia.
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