A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed six financial institutions to provide the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with full details of bank accounts linked to Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters.
The order requires the banks to disclose all transactions, including deposits and withdrawals, from January 2024 to the present.
The directive follows an ex-parte application filed by the IGP in connection with an ongoing investigation into allegations of terrorism financing, money laundering, and related fraudulent activities. The banks subject to the order include United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Opay Digital Services Ltd, Moniepoint, and Kuda Microfinance Bank Ltd.
Sowore and the Sahara Reporters Media Foundation are named as the first and second defendants in the matter. The court emphasized that access to the financial records is crucial for the thorough investigation of the alleged offenses.
