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Tinubu orders EFCC to lift freeze on Osun state account

Published 6 August 2026

President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately seek a court order to unfreeze a bank account belonging to the Osun State Government, citing concerns that the timing of the action could be seen as federal interference in the state's upcoming governorship election.

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