By Innocent Anaba

lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till March 2, to hear the suit by human rights lawyer,  Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, seeking to vacate the order freezing his firm’s account.

Trial judge, Justice Abdulazeez Anka, ordered that a hearing notice be issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The judge had on February 7 ordered a temporary forfeiture of N75 million found in the Guaranty Trust Bank account following an application by the EFCC.

When the case came up, yesterday, EFCC was not represented.

Mike Ozekhome (SAN)

Ozekhome said his suit was filed on February 14 and that EFCC was served on February 20, according to the proof of service.

Justice Anka said the commission still had time to respond.

“They’re entitled to seven days. Their time has not lapsed. Let’s give them their time. So we’ll give them seven days,” he said.

Ozekhome asked for the earliest date for hearing “because of the urgency of the case.”

Ozekhome is praying for an order discharging and/or vacating forthwith, the interim ex-parte order of forfeiture to freeze or attach the money for 120 days.