Breaking: Again, Onnoghen ‘shuns’ CCT, FG beckons arrest warrant on suspended CJN

After failing to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal again, the Prosecuting Counsel, Aliyu Umar (SAN), who stood in for the  Federal Government has beckoned on the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to issue a warrant of arrest against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen.

The application followed Justice Onnoghen’s failure to appear before the tribunal to enter his plea to the six-count charge pending against him.

Justice Onnoghen who was accused of failing to declare his assets as prescribed by the law, as well as operated foreign bank accounts in contravention of the code of conduct for public officials, had on three previous dates, refused to appear before the CCT for arraignment.

At the resumed proceeding, government lawyer, Mr. Aliyu Umar, relied on section 6 (1) of the CCT Practice Direction and section 396 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, 2015, to apply for a bench warrant against the defendant.

On his part, counsel to the suspended CJN,  Chief Adegboyega Awolowo, SAN, urged  the tribunal to refuse the application and proceed with hearing Onnoghen’s motion challenging the jurisdiction of the CCT and legal competence of the charge against him.

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