Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered two commercial banks to place a lien, also known as Post No Debit (PND) on the accounts of two accused drug barons, Basil Onochie and Okwuchukwu Izuchukwu.
Justice Awogboro gave the order while granting a motion ex-parte marked F H C / L / C S / 6 9 4 / 2 0 2 2, filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The judge further directed the two banks to allow the NDLEA to inspect and make Certified True Copies (CTC) of account opening packages, statements of accounts and any relevant documents in their custody in compliance with section 84 of the Evidence Act 2014, for purposes of investigation.
The anti-drug agency had filed the ex-parte application through its lawyer, Umar Hussaini, under sections 6(6) B, 44(1) and (2)(K) of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999, (as amended), sections 41 and 42(2) of the NDLEA Act Cap. N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (As amended); Section 13(1) FHC Act 2004, Order 26(6-10); 28(1) and (2) and 30(A) of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019 and under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction.
