I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG IN CBN FREEZING THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF #ENDSARS PROTESTERS – ONDO STATE GOVERNOR, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he does not see anything wrong in the Central Bank of Nigeria freezing the accounts of #ENDSARS protesters.
The Governor’s comments comes barely one week after a Federal High Court in Abuja granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of some #ENDSARS protesters.
The CBN had obtained a court order to freeze the bank account of Bolatito Rachael Oduala alongside 19 others over their role during the #ENDSARS protest.
Akeredolu, while speaking with Channels TV on Wednesday, November 11, said that the CBN’s move is not a conclusion that the accounts were used to sponsor acts of treason.
“Speaking very honestly, I don’t see anything wrong in it.
“If for instance, my account was frozen, what would I do? All I would do is go back to court to explain. Even politicians, their accounts are sometimes frozen. You have to go to court and explain. And at the end of the day, the court will say, leave the account. The account should be de-frozen and you take your money back,” the Governor said.
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Akeredolu, who also doubles as the Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, stated that the protesters must explain the flow of funds into their accounts.
He said; “If your account is frozen, you justify why the money was there. You come to explain to what use you have put this money.
“If it is that Okay we used this money to pay this caterer to give food to these boys when they were there. We spent money between before the hoodlums took over, it will be explained, people will know and the accounts will be de-frozen.”
Some of the other protesters whose accounts were frozen include; 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, and Idunu A. Williams.
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