A federal high court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted the prayer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) operational account number: 0998552074 of the Bauchi state government.
Taiwo Taiwo, the judge, urged the EFCC to put the party concern on notice of the order within 21 days. The EFCC, through Abubakar Aliyu, its counsel, sought the order of the court to freeze the account pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation by the commission.
The state government currently has about N11 billion (N11,500,000 000 00) in the bank account. The judge ordered the EFCC to, within 21 days, notify the state government and the FCMB about the court’s decision.
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