Court Restrains 11 Banks From Honouring Withdrawal Transactions Of Ex-Rep’s Accounts

A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained 11 commercial banks in Nigeria from honouring any withdrawal transaction on the accounts of a former member of the House of Representatives, Doris Uboh-Ogunkoya.

Uboh-Ogunkoya was a member of the House between 2007 and 2011 under the platform of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and also a Senatorial candidate of Labour Party in the 2015 general elections.

Trial judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, who made the order, restrained the affected banks from allowing Uboh-Ogunkoya to withdrawal from her accounts with the banks pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice before the court.

The affected banks are United Bank for Africa, UBA, First Bank, Zenith Bank Enterprise Bank, Skye Bank, Heritage Bank, Keystone Bank, Mainstreet Bank, Union Bank, Diamond Bank and Stanbic IBTC.

The order of the court was sequel to an application by Sterling Bank, through its lawyer, Dada Awosika against Uboh-Ogunkoya and her company, Dagasteel International Limited.

 Aside from the order freezing the lawmaker’s accounts in the 11 commercial banks, the court also restrained the Registrar of Titles of Lagos and Delta states, and Director of Lands, Abuja Geographical Information System,  from making any advancing payment and /or releasing any funds either in Naira or US dollar, which sum represents proceeds from Shell Petroleum Development Company,SPDC and Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, contract belonging to the lawmaker’s company, or her agent, privies, assigns or anyone acting through the lawmaker or her company.

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