Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The commercial banks that enforced a Mareva injunction granted by the Federal High Court Lagos freezing the assets of energy firm Global Hydrocarbons and its directors have complied with another order by the court requesting the lenders to unblock the assets, a statement by the company said on Thursday.

"The compliance by the banks was effected in the face of false and misleading statements by FBN Chairman, Femi Otedola; Managing Director Olusegun Alebiosu and lawyers in the press today maliciously and mischievously misinforming the public on the clear and unambiguous ruling by the learned Judge," the company said in the statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES.

"This falsehood is the latest in a pattern of deceit and dishone...