A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed six financial institutions to provide the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with transaction records from January 2024 to the present for bank accounts linked to politician and publisher Omoyele Sowore and his associated entities.
Justice Emeka Nwite issued the directive on Tuesday, granting an ex parte application filed by the IGP, presented by police lawyer Wisdom Madaki.
The application, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1757/2025, targets United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Opay Digital Services Ltd, Moniepoint, and Kuda Microfinance Bank Ltd.
The investigation covers at least 26 accounts connected to Sowore, including those of Sahara Reporters Media Foundation and the African Action Congress (AAC).
The IGP requested the banks to submit account opening documents, mandate cards, and certified statements detailing all inflows and outflows from January 2024 to date, to be furnished through the IGP Monitoring Unit.
The applicant said the order was needed because Sowore “is being investigated for terrorism financing, money laundering and fraudulent activities.
“The complainant had commenced an investigation into the activities of the first respondent (Sowore).
“The accounts in respect of which details were being sought are the accounts which the first respondent is using for terrorism financing and money laundering.”
In a supporting affidavit, it was stated that the police received an intelligence report that Sowore “is using the accounts for terrorism financing, money laundering and receives financial support from a foreign partner for terrorism.”
It added that there was a need for the police to secure the order of the court to obtain the statements of the accounts to enable the office to carry out an investigation into the alleged fraudulent activities of the suspects.
“The office of the complainant receives an intelligent report that the first respondent is using the accounts for terrorism financing, money laundering and receives financial support from foreign partners for terrorism.
“The first respondent is being investigated for terrorism financing, money laundering and fraudulent activities.
“There is a need for the court to grant the relief sought for the purpose of investigation.
“The respondent has been using the accounts for money laundering and terrorism funding, and fraudulent activities.”
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