ICPC arraigns judge for allegedly demanding N200m bribe from politician

Justice Eze Njemanze of the Imo State High Court has fixed July
11 for the arraignment of a former presiding judge of Court of
Appeal, Owerri, justice Ladan Tsamiya.

The absence of the Justice at the court on Friday in Owerri
stalled his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission.

Counsel for the accused jurist, David Adegbe, had told the court
that the accused had traveled abroad for medical treatment.

But the counsel for the ICPC, George Lawan, who opposed the
defence counsel said that the accused was taking the court for
granted.

In his ruling, the presiding justice adjourned the matter till
June 11 for the arraignment of the accused by the anti-graft
agency.

The judge who frowned at the accused’s absence in court warned
that the court would not tolerate it on the next adjourned
date.

He warned that if the accused failed to appear before him on
July 11, he would issue a bench warrant against him.

The head of public enlightenment of the ICPC in Imo State,
Chinwe Nwozo, told newsmen after the matter was adjourned that the
anti-graft agency was arraigning the accused jurist for allegedly
demanding N200m from a politician to influence an appeal case
before his court.

She said, “we are arraigning justice Mohd Ladan Tsamiya for
asking for N200m to influence an appeal. The appeal before him was
an electoral matter and it was a politician that he was demanding
the money from.”

“The court has asked us to come back on July 11 to enable us to
arraign him. His absence frustrated his arraignment today but I am
happy that the court reprimanded him through his layer. Hopefully,
we will arraign him on July 11.”

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