The commission told the court the accounts were "currently being investigated in a case of Diversion of public funds and Money Laundering pending conclusion of investigation and prosecution."
A fresh court document obtained by SaharaReporters has revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a Federal High Court order freezing not one but three bank accounts belonging to the Osun State Government over allegations of diversion of public funds and money laundering.
The newly obtained document shows that the anti-graft agency sought and obtained an ex parte order authorising the freezing of three allocation-related accounts pending the conclusion of its investigation and any subsequent prosecution.
The revelation comes amid mounting controversy over the commission's action and a day after President Bola Tinubu directed the EFCC to immediately return to court to vacate the freezing order, describing its timing, coming days before the Osun governorship election, as "embarrassing" and capable of creating the impression of federal interference in the electoral process.
The order was granted on Tuesday, August 5, 2026, by Justice M. G. Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1750/2026, titled In the Matter of an Application by the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
