The Department of State Services (DSS) has obtained a court order to freeze 13 bank accounts associated with a suspected terrorist, Henry Okocha.
The accounts, held across seven different banks, will remain frozen for 60 days to facilitate forensic investigations into the alleged terrorist activities linked to the individual.
According to the DSS, Okocha received substantial sums of money into these accounts, believed to be proceeds of terrorism. The agency’s attorney, Yunus Ishaku Umar, stated that the freezing order was necessary to prevent the suspect from utilizing the funds for unlawful activities that could harm innocent citizens.
The banks involved in this matter include United Bank for Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, Union Bank of Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria, Providus Bank, Palmpay Limited, and Resolut Limited.
Justice Peter Lifu denied the request for a 90-day freeze, granting only 60 days, which will automatically expire at the end of that period.
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