MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, hereinafter referred to as the lower Court, in Appeal No. CA/A/306/2016, affirming the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting at Abuja, hereinafter referred to as the trial Court. The ruling of the trial Court dated 22nd April 2016 which the lower Court's judgment delivered on 25th July 2017 affirmed arose in the course of proceedings in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1054/2015.
The brief facts of the case that brought about the appeal are hereinunder supplied.
Following its Exparte Originating Summons dated 21st day of December 2015, the trial Court granted the respondent leave to completely freeze the operation of accounts specified in Forms B of the Schedule to the EFCC Act 2004 attached to the summons and further empowered the respondent to receive such information in respect of the frozen accounts from the managers of the banks and/or persons in whose c…