An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Friday, granted the interim injunction in an ex-parte motion brought by the elected chairmen in Osun State.
The order restrains United Bank of Africa from paying, releasing, or tampering with funds deposited in the 30 Local Government accounts where the Central Bank of Nigeria controversially lodged statutory allocations belonging to Osun councils.
The Certified True Copy of the order, signed by the Principal Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, B. O. Somide, was issued on October 2, 2025 and obtained by The Punch in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday.
The claimants, led by Sarafadeen Awotunde and five others, on behalf of all the 30 council chairmen and councillors in Osun State, argued that unless the court intervened urgently, the funds could be dissipated illegally by the ousted All Progressive Congress chairmen, causing irreparable harm to the lawful administrations of the councils.
In his ruling, Justice Akintola agreed that the matter required urgent judicial intervention.
“Having carefully considered the claimants/applicants’ motion ex-parte together with the supporting affidavits and exhibits, this court is satisfied that the claimants/applicants have successfully made out a case for urgent and timely intervention, as any delay in granting the interim orders might foist irreversible harm on them,” the judge said.
Consequently, the court granted, “An order of interim injunction restraining UBA from paying, releasing, disbursing, or tampering with funds in the disputed local government accounts.
“An order of mandatory injunction mandating UBA to place a “Post No Debit” lien on the affected accounts pending the hearing of the substantive motion on notice.
“The affected accounts include those of all 30 local governments in Osun State, from Atakumosa East to Osogbo Local Government Area, each identified by name and account number with UBA.
“The suit, filed as Suit No. 1/1167/2025 at Court No. 5 of the Ibadan Judicial Division, was moved by counsel to the claimants, Olalekan Adeoye Esq.”
Justice Akintola, therefore, adjourned the hearing of the substantive motion on notice for interlocutory injunction till Thursday, October 9, 2025.
This latest ruling comes amid heightened tension over Osun’s local government allocations, with the rival camps of sacked APC chairmen and the current elected Peoples Democratic Party chairmen locked in a fierce legal battle.
The State Government had, on Friday last week, obtained a similar injunction against the accounts in a case instituted by the Attorney-General of Osun State.
