The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured a Federal High Court order in Abuja to freeze 13 bank accounts linked to suspected terrorist Henry Okocha.
The accounts, held in seven different banks, will be frozen for 60 days to allow the DSS to conduct thorough forensic investigations into the alleged terrorism-related activities.
The court presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, granted the order following an ex-parte application and supporting evidence presented by the DSS.
The agency argued that the freezing of the accounts was necessary to prevent the suspect from using the funds for illicit activities and to aid in uncovering the full extent of the terrorist network.
The accounts are held in United Bank for Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, Union Bank of Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria, Providus Bank, Palmpay Limited, and Resolut Limited.
The DSS had initially requested a 90-day freeze, but Justice Lifu approved 60 days, after which the order will automatically lapse.
The action follows a similar order against suspected female terrorist Aisha Abdulkarim, whose 20 bank accounts were also frozen by the DSS for 60 days.
