A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued an order attaching funds held in four banks to the credit of the Oyo State Government and its agencies.
The order was given by Justice A. O. Ebong in response to a motion ex-parte for a garnishee order brought by the former council members and chairs, who were represented by Bashorun Majeed, Bosun Ajuwon, and Idris Okusesi.
The affected banks, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, are First Bank, United Bank for Africa, Wema Bank, and Zenith Bank.
Judge Ebong gave the banks a deadline to provide justification for overturning the order.
A certified authentic copy of the judge’s decision on the motion, with the filing number FCT/HC/BW/M/238/2023, was observed on Sunday in Abuja.
According to court documents, the money would be used to pay off the remaining sum of N3,374,889,425.60 from a judgment debt owing by a few former local government chairpersons and councillors who were fired by Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde on May 29 before the end of their terms.