The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday granted permission to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the accounts of a retired Naval Officer, Admiral Tahir Yusuf.
The judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu made the order following an ex-parte order filed by Mrs Elizabeth Alabi on behalf of the EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

   Ojukwu said, “An order is hereby made granting the chairman of the EFCC or any officer of the commission, powers to instruct the Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc or the Chief Compliance officer of Zenith Bank to issue a freezing order.

“The freezing order is in respect to the accounts shown in the application until investigation into the matter is concluded.”
The judge made a similar order directing the Managing Director of Skye Bank to also issue a freezing order in respect to the same accounts in his bank.
She also ordered that should investigations reveal a prima facie case against the respondent, the EFCC should take steps to prosecute appropriately as stipulated by law.