By Soni Daniel

Abuja—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, offered explanations on why it has been freezing accounts of suspects being investigated by the anti-graft in relations to economic crimes. The commission’s explanation followed mounting criticisms against the anti-graft agency by aggrieved individuals and corporate organisations for clamping down on their accounts while being investigated for sundry crimes.

Spokesman of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in Abuja that the commission was backed by law to freeze the accounts of the suspects and that there was nothing wrong in doing that.

Wilson said the action of the commission was not vindictive but meant to aid the proper investigation of the suspects.

He said: “In recent times, a lot of interest has been generated by the action of the Commission in freezing the accounts of suspects that were investigated or are currently being investigated. Some commentators have tended to ascribe vindictive motives to this action.”

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