The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata,
has faulted the government for clamping down on #EndSARS
champions.
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Akpata made the comment via his Twitter
handle[1] on
Saturday that it was unfortunate that notable #EndSARS promoters
like Modupe Odele, DJ Switch, and others were being hounded by the
government while others had their bank accounts frozen.
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The NBA President wrote, “With all that’s going on in the
aftermath of the #ENDSARS protests, Lawyers are definitely not
smiling! @djswitch_ has gone into hiding after receiving
threatening phone calls, Moe Odele’s passport was seized and she
has been prevented from traveling outside the country and Rinu
Oduala and many others have had their accounts frozen by the
CBN…this was not the deal.”
TNL recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the
request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of 19
individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS
protests.
Some of the affected individuals include Bolatito Racheal
Oduala, Chima David Ibebunjoh, Mary Doose Kpengwa, Saadat Temitope
Bibi, Bassey Victor Israel, Wisdom Busaosowo Obi, Nicholas Ikhalea
Osazele, Ebere Idibie, Akintomide Lanre Yusuf, Uhuo Ezenwanyi
Promise and Mosopefoluwa Odeseye.
Others are: Adegoke Pamilerin Yusif. Umoh Grace Ekanem,
Babatunde Victor Segun, Mulu Louis Teghenan, Mary Oshifowora,
Winifred Akpevweoghene Jacob, Victor Solomon, Idunu A. Williams,
and Gatefield Nigeria Limited.
The court order addressed to the head offices of Access Bank,
Fidelity Bank, First Bank Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank
of Africa, and Zenith Bank, directed the banks to freeze forthwith
all transactions on the 20 accounts on the list annexed to the
CBN’s application as Exhibit A and all other bank accounts of the
defendants/respondents for a period of 90 days pending the outcome
of investigation and inquiry currently being conducted by the
Central Bank of Nigeria.
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata,
has faulted the government for clamping down on #EndSARS
champions.
Akpata made the comment via his Twitter
handle[1] on
Saturday that it was unfortunate that notable #EndSARS promoters
like Modupe Odele, DJ Switch, and others were being hounded by the
government while others had their bank accounts frozen.
The NBA President wrote, “With all that’s going on in the
aftermath of the #ENDSARS protests, Lawyers are definitely not
smiling! @djswitch_ has gone into hiding after receiving
threatening phone calls, Moe Odele’s passport was seized and she
has been prevented from traveling outside the country and Rinu
Oduala and many others have had their accounts frozen by the
CBN…this was not the deal.”
TNL recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the
request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of 19
individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS
protests.
Some of the affected individuals include Bolatito Racheal
Oduala, Chima David Ibebunjoh, Mary Doose Kpengwa, Saadat Temitope
Bibi, Bassey Victor Israel, Wisdom Busaosowo Obi, Nicholas Ikhalea
Osazele, Ebere Idibie, Akintomide Lanre Yusuf, Uhuo Ezenwanyi
Promise and Mosopefoluwa Odeseye.
Others are: Adegoke Pamilerin Yusif. Umoh Grace Ekanem,
Babatunde Victor Segun, Mulu Louis Teghenan, Mary Oshifowora,
Winifred Akpevweoghene Jacob, Victor Solomon, Idunu A. Williams,
and Gatefield Nigeria Limited.
The court order addressed to the head offices of Access Bank,
Fidelity Bank, First Bank Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank
of Africa, and Zenith Bank, directed the banks to freeze forthwith
all transactions on the 20 accounts on the list annexed to the
CBN’s application as Exhibit A and all other bank accounts of the
defendants/respondents for a period of 90 days pending the outcome
of investigation and inquiry currently being conducted by the
Central Bank of Nigeria.