Why EFCC block Osun state govment account?
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Osun state govment don start legal action against di Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Dis dey come afta di kontri corruption police freeze di state govment bank accounts few days to di state govnorship election.
Di state govnor Ademola Adeleke wey confam di development for statement explain say na on Wednesday morning dem receive letter from dia banker, and e forward to dem letter from di EFCC.
For di letter, EFCC order di bank to freeze di Osun state govment account, govnor Adeleke claim.
EFCC neva comment or release any statement to back up dis claim.
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Govnor Adeleke for im reaction kwesion di legality of action.
E ask di EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede to explain give di state and Nigerians why di commission freeze di state govment account, and make e show proof of why e do am.
"All I ask na for di EFCC chairman to explain to di good pipo of Osun State and to Nigerians in general, why dem freeze Osun State Government Account, and show proof to support whatever reason, e present," govnor Adeleke tok.
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E also say im don instruct im Attorney General to challenge di illegality for di federal high court Osogbo, for Osun state, southwest Nigeria.
Freezing of di state govment account na di latest for di series of battles wey dey confront di southwest state ahead of di govnorship election wey go hold on 15 August.
Di govnor for statement explain say in di last few months, di state don face plenty challenges, wey include, open gun attacks on di citizens, di deliberate paralysis of di local govment system, plus di daily harassment and arrests of Accord members.
E allege say police don arrest about 60 member of im party, Accord, and detain dem without any charges.
"You dey aware of constant police raids and arrest of Accord leaders for no reason and without any warrant of arrest. Dem don kill several Accord members, and dem don arrest and carry about 60 Accord members go Abuja and detain dem without any charges."
E point finger to di former state govnor Gboyega Oyetola - di current minister of Marine and Blue Economy as di pesin wey dey behind di crisis for di state. "All these intimidation and attacks wey dey happun na on di order of Gboyega Oyetola on top election wey im candidate no fit win."
Why EFCC freeze Osun state govment account
Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission bin direct say make nobody withdraw any money from di Osun state govment statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation.
For inside one letter dated August 5, 2026, wey di Assistant Commander of EFCC, Adenike Babalola sign for di Director of Investigation, e instruct di bank to put a post-no-debit restriction on di account pending di conclusion of di investigation.
Dem address di letter referenced 000/EFCC/ABJ/HQ/PFS/TA/OSUN/VOL.17/666, to di Managing Director of First Bank, wit attention to di Chief Compliance Officer.
Dem identify di affected account as "Osun State Government Statutory Allocation".
Di commission say di directive bin follow one earlier correspondence wey di date na April 15, 2026.
Dem add say dem make di request in pursuant to Section 38(1) and (2) of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, and Section 24 of di Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
"Refer to our letter CR:3000/EFCC/ABJ/HQ/PFS/TA/OSUN/VOL.17/165 dated 15th April 2026 on di above subject.
"In furtherance to di above, we kindly request say make you place a Post-No-Debit on di account. Dis request is made pursuant to Section 38 (1) & (2) of di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 and Section 24 of di Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022," di letter read.
'We dey go court' - Osun Attorney General
Meanwhile, Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada on Wednesday, tok say im don receive order from di govnor to sue di anti- graft agency for freezing di govment accounts.
Jimi-Bada wey tok say dem ready to go court, say di kontri corruption police move fit affect govment business, as e clear am say di govnor no dey use state money fund im campaign for re-election.
However, prior to dis development, political tensions bin dey ground for di state as di govnor on several occasions don raise alarm ova attacks, intimidation and harassment of Osun state pipo, by di opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) for di state.
Recently, di govnor wey dey under Accord party bin call on Nigeria President Bola Tinubu to intervene for di political crisis wey dey happun for di state.
"Di loss of innocent lives for Osun gatz stop. All we dey ask for na simply free and fair election."
SSG house raided, commissioners attacked
Osun State govment for July 2026, raise alarm ova invasion, attacks and bursting of house of some top govment officials by police.
Dem accuse police say dem enta di house of di Secretary to di State Govment (SSG) witout search warrant.
"Di operations on di SSG residence follow similar raid and arrest for di residences of about six commissioners and oda top functionaries of di govment."
Di state govment say di police bin also raid di house of some commissioners for di state and destroy properties.
Di Nigeria Police announce Commissioner of Police Elections for di state. Dem say di announcement na to ensure peaceful election.
Police deploy CP Samuel Erale Etaifo, to Osun State as CP Elections, for di forthcoming govnorship election.
"Di deployment na part of di Force comprehensive election security strategy to ensure peaceful, secure, and credible electoral process."
Police say na di CP election go oversee and coordinate election operations and security across di state.
Despite tok say dem don change di Osun State Commissioner of Police, di police say CP Ibrahim Gotan, go still remain in charge of di State Command.
Few days ago, di APC say some pipo launch attack on di convoy wey dey carry di wife of dia govnorship candidate Shekinat Oyebamiji.
APC say dem attak di convoy for Ede wen dem go for campaign visit, in company of oda members of di party
Dem say make Osun State Commissioner of Police conduct investigation into di attack and make sure say dose wey dey involved face di law.
