FG files charges against CJN over $3m in five accounts

The application reads: “Pursuant to Section 24 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, I hereby apply to the Tribunal for the commencement of trial for the offence of failure to submit all assets and liabilities contrary to Paragraphs 15(1) and (2), Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 11(1) of the Fifth Schedule, Part 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999(as amended) and punishable under paragraph 18(1) and (2) of same constitution against Honourable Mr. Justice Walter S. Nkanu Onnoghen( GCON).

“In support of this application, I attach herewith four copies of the charge, affidavit and summary of evidence consisting of a list of witnesses.

“If the application is granted, we shall be relying on the facts disclosed in the summary of evidence and further evidence the tribunal may consider necessary at the trial.

“I attach herewith four copies of the charge against the accused.”Barring a late minute change, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has a date in court in Abuja tomorrow for alleged failure to declare some of his assets, including about $3million.The Nation
FG files charges against CJN over $3m in five accounts
Yusuf Alli by Yusuf Alli January 13, 2019
FG files charges against CJN over $3m in five accounts
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Barring a late minute change, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has a date in court in Abuja tomorrow for alleged failure to declare some of his assets, including about $3million.

Onnoghen is scheduled to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).



The Federal Government has already filed a six-count charge against him in that respect.

The $3million in said to be lodged in five accounts.

The domiciliary and Naira accounts in the Standard Chartered Bank are coded as USD account No. 870001062650; Euro account No. 93001062686; Pound Sterling A/CNo. 285001062679; e-Saver Savings (Naira) account No. 5001062693; and a Naira A/C No. 010001062667.

The alleged undeclared amount is put at about $3million in the evidence before the CCT.

The charge sheet is dated January 10 and filed on January 11.

Onnoghen will be prosecuted by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) through the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The application to put the CJN on trial was filed by two prosecutors, Musa Ibrahim Usman and Fatima Danjuma Ali on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Code of Conduct Bureau.