cbn freeze account of end sars

[Admin]

Wow, this is called bullying, how can people be protesting bad governance and you now want to freeze their accounts?

What happened to freedom of speech?

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received the nod of the federal high court in Abuja to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests till January.

The request was granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed and was filed by the CBN on October 20, according to ChannelsTV

The court order, which was 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 180 days pending the outcome of investigation and inquiry currently being conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria.


Gatefield Nigeria Limited had earlier sued Access Bank Plc for allegedly blocking an account used to promote media coverage of the #EndSARS protests.

 

[Melvin]

This our government nawa o, just for covering a protest is now a crime?! To talk less on enrolling in peaceful endsars movements. Now that everything is chilled and on ice, this government is now acting up against innocent people who were speaking the truth. This is so embarassing, this is nonsense happening under a useless administration.