Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar
The scheduled arraignment of the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Umar over an allegation of receiving N10million from one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo has been stalled.
Mr Umar was to be arraigned before the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello, but court authorities stated the matter has been transferred to FCT High Court, Jabi.
The charge was filed on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Festus Keyamo, SAN, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.
The Attorney-General had directed the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to explain why he instituted a 2-count criminal charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar.
In the query, the Attorney-General also demanded an explanation from Mr Festus Keyamo to explain who briefed him to file the charge against the CCT Chairman.
The CCT chairman is accused of asking for a bribe to the tune of ten million naira from one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, in 2012, as payment for a favour to be afterward shown to him in relation to the pending Charge in the code of conduct tribunal.
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