…Suspended CJN to file no-case submission

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

The Federal Government on Thursday closed its case of false and non-declaration of charges preferred against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Although, the prosecution led by Mr. Aliyu Umar (SAN) had proposed to call six witnesses to prove its case against the defendant, it closed its case after calling three of them.


Umar announced his decision to close the prosecution’s case after the third witness, Ifeoma Okeagbue, an official of Standard Chartered Bank, concluded her testimony on Thursday.

The prosecuting counsel said he had chosen to offer to the defence team the rest of his proposed witnesses, three of them, who were not called by the prosecution.

But the lead defence counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), rejected the offer.


He then sought the permission of the three-man bench led by its Chairman, Danladi Umar, to consult with the defendant who was seated in the dock.

After a brief interaction with the suspended CJN, Awomolo announced that Onnoghen had opted to file a no-case submission, implying that the defence will contend that the prosecution has failed to make a case against the defendant and there will not be any need for the suspended CJN to enter his defence.

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This man must go to jail

Onijagidijagan:
This man must go to jail

Go send am to jail na

APC shame on u guys

For those of us who may not be learned in judiciary parlance and jargon, to close a case in a court of law simply means that the Prosecution has finished laying its case against the defendant, and it's now turn of the defendant to open his own defence against what the prosecution has levelled against him. QED

High level witch hunt

Onijagidijagan:
This man must go to jail

Sick

DogmaNation:
APC shame on u guys

Big time shame sef.

I really pity what will be left of Nigeria in the remaining 4yrs! Thank God my Canadian Visa is almost ready!
I can't share a country any more with these riffraffs called APC!


*spits*

After lying shamelessly and unceremoniously removing the CJN from office? After lying that Justice Onneghen have staggering amount of monies in
his account & that he has 55houses instead of 5? I guess the CJN should this silly media propaganda charade government Enuough is enough!

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Onijagidijagan:
This man must go to jail

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Onijagidijagan:
This man must go to jail

You're in pain

afonja are dirty bastards, them go hear am soon

God is fighting for this man

fg na mumu full am



wallahi

fg na mumu full am



wallahi

the question now is will the former CJN filed a case against FG? and all those who sort to tarnish him all in a bid to ring the election?

tinubu osinbajo or any of his stooge will never smell the Villa. its only a widest dream. it will never happen. tinubu should be retired from politics. they are all thief's

With this move, i suspect FG team have something up their sleeves

SenatorJnr02:
I really pity what will be left of Nigeria in the remaining 4yrs! Thank God my Canadian Visa is almost ready!
I can't share a country any more with these riffraffs called APC!


*spits*

#spits