The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has rested its case of alleged misconduct against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the National Judicial Council, The PUNCH has learnt.

Our correspondent learnt from multiple sources conversant with the proceedings of the five-man investigation panel of the NJC that the EFCC rested its case after calling seven witnesses.



The commission was said to have called its first witness on March 12 and rested its case within one week.

It was learnt on Sunday that Onnoghen has since opened his defence and called two witnesses on Wednesday, March 20.

“The EFCC has rested its case and Justice Onnoghen has opened his defence. With this, we expect that the NJC will soon end its investigation,” one of the sources told our correspondent.

In its petition before the NJC, the EFCC, it was learnt, accused Onnoghen of having some suspicious lodgments of huge funds in his bank accounts.

The other petition against the suspended CJN was reportedly by a civil society group, the Anti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative, and its Executive Director, Mr Dennis Aghanya.

The allegations in the petition sent to the NJC by the group were said to be a replica of the petition sent to the Code of Conduct Bureau which informed the six counts filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal accusing the suspended CJN of failure to declare some bank accounts with huge funds in foreign currencies as part of his assets.

The NJC had at its February 13, 2019 meeting reviewed the pre-assessment report on the petitions written against Onnoghen and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tahko Muhammad, and considered the complaints worthy of being investigated.

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The council then set up the five-man panel led by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice S.A. Akande, to investigate the petitions.

There are at least two petitions against each of Onnoghen and Muhammad to be heard by the Justice Akande-led panel.

Source: https://punchng.com/efcc-closes-case-against-onnoghen-at-njc/

That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

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thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

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Who this corruption fight Help.? Omo we need job creation

thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

You can see one of the clowns striking off your service sensible post while leaving the real issues. That is why their lands remain undeveloped and in a state of stagnation yet they will continuously defend corruption without reason.

Ninu

thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

i am one of them, let him be... There are more better tin to do, get busy government, next level should not be based on corruption fight.

Wetin una find out? Nonsense and ingredients

Progress62:

i am one of them, let him be... There are more better tin to do, get busy government, next level should not be based on corruption fight.

Like I said before, what a pity!

Stalwert:


You can see one of the clowns striking off your service sensible post while leaving the real issues. That is why their lands remain undeveloped and in a state of stagnation yet they will continuously defend corruption without reason.

Bro, I'm perplexed at the way we reason on this side of the world.

thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

Prove that he is corrupt or keep shut.

Stalwert:


You can see one of the clowns striking off your service sensible post while leaving the real issues. That is why their lands remain undeveloped and in a state of stagnation yet they will continuously defend corruption without reason.

I guess buhari's land is the most developed in Nigeria. Shior. Prove that he is corrupt oor keep shut.

thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

Lets not be sentimental, he's not corrupt declares him guilty.

thesicilian:
That guy is corrupt. But the argument of most Nigerians is that he should be left alone because "he's not too corrupt". What a pity.

Let's forget about what the multitudes say or support, individually every one should believe things from his or her own view. If you were learned and a graduate, you shouldn't be reasoning or blasting this crap.

As a graduate, you should follow illiterate to believe without evidence.

It's just like someone comes in and tells you that Linda is a prostitute.

Are you going to believe the person immediately or you will find out and see with your own eye?

Now apply this technique to Onnoghen's case.

Could you please substantiate that he is a criminal?
More so a valid evidence is also needed.





It pains me seeing graduate reasoning and acting like illiterate on social media.

Truth be told, if you can read and write and log in to social media to comment, then I must say you are learned.

But why the other way?

outta here.