#Endsars Protest Aftermath: Court Orders CBN To Unfreeze Promoters’ Accounts

 #Endsars Protest Aftermath: Court Orders CBN To Unfreeze Promoters’ Accounts
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters.

In the wake of protests that rocked the nation in October 2020, the apex bank blocked these accounts.

The judge, Ahmed Mohammed issued the order unfreezing the accounts after the legal teams of both the CBN and the 20 defendants decided to end the case.

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He commended counsel to the CBN, Mr Michael Andoaka, and lawyer to the defendants, Mr. Femi Falana for the resolution.

Justice Mohammed set aside the November 4, 2020 order and ordered that all the accounts of the affected persons “be immediately defreezed.”

 

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