EFCC claims Governors Forum laundered N10B as court freezes 7 bank accounts

The seven accounts, according to the EFCC, were used by the NGF to launder the sum of N10bn in four different banks.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has claimed that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum laundered the sum of N10bn from the proceeds of the Paris Club refund.

In a report by Punch, this was made known at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 during a court session when the anti-graft agency revealed its findings to the court.

The EFCC succeeded in getting an order under Justice Gabriel Kolawole to freeze seven different bank accounts that has been allegedly linked to the Nigerian Governors' Forum.

The seven accounts, according to the EFCC, were used by the NGF to launder the sum of N10bn in four different banks that include Jaiz Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc.