Nigeria, May 31 -- The new Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts operated by the state government.

Mr Nwifuru, sworn in as the state's fourth governor on Monday, announced this in a statement by his spokesperson, Monday Uzor.

The statement was made available to reporters on Tuesday.

Mr Uzor, who served as spokesperson of the outgone Deputy Governor of the state, Kelechi Igwe, was reappointed by the new governor shortly after his inauguration.

All the commercial banks where these accounts are domiciled must comply, he said.

"His Excellency, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has directed the immediate freezing of all state government accounts domiciled in v...