Hundreds of Nigerians had peacefully protested in many states across the country in October to demand an end to years of wanton police brutality.
Many of the campaigners for the demonstrations raised funds to bankroll sustenance, medical emergencies, and legal aid for the protesters.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) froze the accounts of 20 such campaigners in October, before securing a court order earlier in November to back the action many have criticised as arbitrary.
Rinu Oduala, one of those whose bank account was frozen, is a member of the Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry set up for police brutality victims, and has boycotted meetings as a result of the freeze.
Akeredolu said during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 that he’s not in support of the boycott.
The governor said, “Accounts are frozen. Is that the first time it’s done? If your account was frozen, you justify why the money was there.
“You come and explain what use you have put this money. It will be explained, people will know, and the account will be defrozen.”
The governor noted that freezing the accounts is not automatically a conclusion that the accounts were used for criminal means, but that the owners must prove it.
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