A Nigerian court has ordered that three bank accounts belonging to Lagos state, the country’s main commercial hub, be frozen.<\/p>\n
Justice Chuka Obiozor gave the order following an application by Nigeria’s anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating alleged fraud totalling $27m (\u00a322m).<\/p>\n
A fourth bank account, which was opened by top civil servant Adewale Adesanya on 17 September last year, has also been frozen.<\/p>\n
The agency alleges that $27m was transferred into Mr Adesanya’s personal account from the Lagos state accounts before elections for governor were held in March this year.<\/p>\n
Mr Adesanya served as a permanent secretary in the administration of ex-Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who was unable to stand for re-election as he lost his party’s primary.<\/p>\n
The EFCC is accusing Mr Adesanya and the other signatories of making “fraudulent fund transfers” from the accounts of the Lagos state government.<\/p>\n
About $826,530 (\u00a3679,300) remains in the three state accounts, according to the agency.<\/p>\n
It did not specify who the other signatories of the state bank accounts were.<\/p>\n
Mr Adesanya has not commented on the allegations.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"