The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed six banks to provide account details of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters.
Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Tuesday after hearing an ex parte motion filed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), through his lawyer, Wisdom Madaki.
The motion revealed that Sowore is under investigation for “terrorism financing, money laundering and fraudulent activities.”
The IGP argued that the order was necessary to enable investigators trace inflows and outflows linked to Sowore’s accounts from January 2024 till date.
“I have listened to the submission of the counsel to the applicant and I have also gone through the affidavit evidence. I am of the view and so hold that the application is meritorious. The prayer is hereby granted as prayed,” Justice Nwite ruled.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1757/2025, joined Sowore and Sahara Reporters Media Foundation as 1st and 2nd defendants.
The affected banks include United Bank for Africa (UBA), Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Zenith Bank, Opay Digital Services Ltd, Moniepoint, and Kuda Microfinance Bank.
26 Accounts Under Watch
The police claimed they had intelligence reports linking Sowore’s personal and organisational accounts to suspicious inflows from foreign partners.
A supporting affidavit by Bassey Ibrahim of the Force CID alleged that the accounts were “being used for terrorism financing, money laundering and fraudulent activities.”
He added that without the court order, ongoing investigations would be jeopardised.
At least 26 accounts tied to Sowore, Sahara Reporters Media Foundation, and his political party, the African Action Congress (AAC), are now under investigation.
The police assured the court that “the respondents will not be prejudiced or indemnified by the grant of this application.”
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