An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has ordered the attachment of funds belonging to the Ondo State Government in multiple commercial banks to enforce the payment of a ₦30 million judgment debt to a man shot by operatives of the state-backed security outfit, Amotekun.

The garnishee order nisi was granted on December 10, 2025, by Justice Omolara Adejumo, following the state government’s persistent refusal to comply with an existing court judgment.

The enforcement action arose from a 2023 High Court judgment that awarded ₦30 million in damages against the Ondo State Government and the Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) for the unlawful shooting of a commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi.

Mr. Oluwarotimi was shot in the leg by Amotekun operatives in August 2021, an injury that later resulted in the amputation of his leg, permanently affecting his livelihood and quality of life.

Although the Ondo State Government appealed the judgment, the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, in November 2024, struck out the appeal for incompetence, thereby affirming the High Court’s decision as final, valid and binding.

During the garnishee proceedings, counsel to the judgment creditor, Tope Temokun Chambers, led by A. E. Adegoroye, urged the court to compel banks holding funds on behalf of the Ondo State Government to attach the judgment sum and release it to the victim.

Justice Adejumo upheld the application and ordered all named garnishees and their branch managers within the Akure Judicial Division to attach ₦30 million from any account standing to the credit of the Ondo State Government.

The court ruled that the attachment applies whether the accounts are held directly in the name of the state government or in the names of its agencies, institutions or organs.

The banks were also directed to file returns confirming compliance and to appear before the court to show cause why the order should not be made absolute.

The financial institutions listed as garnishees include Wema Bank, Providus Bank, Globus Bank, Fidelity Bank, Zenith Bank, First Bank of Nigeria, UBA, Access Bank, Keystone Bank, Ecobank, GTBank, FCMB, Sterling Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Polaris Bank and Premium Trust Bank.

Reacting to the ruling, Tope Temokun Chambers reiterated its commitment to ensuring full enforcement of the judgment, noting that prolonged delay in such cases amounts to a denial of justice.

The law firm also criticised what it described as a growing tendency by state governments to expend public funds pursuing appeals against vulnerable citizens, particularly in cases involving grave human rights violations.

“Public resources should be used to comply with lawful court judgments, not to prolong the suffering of victims through avoidable litigation,” the firm stated.