October 08, 2020
- Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has reportedly directed the temporary freezing of three accounts belonging to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa.
According to reports, the order was pursuant to a motion ex parte filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission which is investigating the Speaker for alleged fraud.
The court papers was obtained by Sahara Reporters marked FHC/L/CS/1069/2020, Obasa’s three accounts with Standard Chartered Bank are under restriction pending the conclusion of the substantive probe.
Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has been in the custody of the EFCC responding to allegations of fraud.
The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, told our correspondent that Obasa was invited and he honoured the invitation on Thursday.
“He was invited, not arrested. He is responding to questions,” Uwujaren said.
Obasa, who is a two-time Speaker of the House, has been facing several allegations of corruption.
The Speaker had some months ago appeared before the House panel of enquiry on the corruption allegations levelled against him.
“The House of Assembly is above common standard of excellence and we have to train people, and this comes at a cost. Learning is not cheap and I have never collected N80m for estacode at a go before,” he said.
The House committee subsequently cleared him which sparked protests among several anti-corruption groups.
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