Justice Danladi of CCT, President
Justice Danladi of CCT, President Buhari and Justice Onnoghen
CCT Orders Police, DSS to Arrest Justice Onnoghen Before
Friday
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the Inspector
General of Police and the Director of the Department of State
Services to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),
Walter Onnoghen, and produce him in court on Friday, the next
adjourned date.
Chairman of the Tribunal, Danladi Umar has issued the bench
warrant against Onnoghen following his absence in court for
arraignment.
The Tribunal had at its last sitting on February 4, ordered that
Onnoghen must make himself available in court today February 13,
for arraignment over alleged failure to declare his assets.
When the matter came up today, Onnoghen was not in court and his
lawyers led by Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN prayed the court to take all
pending applications relating to the trial, particularly the issue
of the tribunal’s jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Prosecution counsel, Aliyu Umar SAN, however urged the court to
address the issue of the defendant’s absence in court for his
arraignment before the application on jurisdiction.
In a brief ruling, CCT Chairman recalled that he had insisted
that the defendant appear in court today for arraignment and since
he was not in court, he left the Tribunal with no choice than to
order for his arrest.
He consequently ordered the Inspector General of Police and the
Director General of the DSS to arrest Onnoghen and produce him in
court on Friday, February 15 for arraignment.
By PRNigeria