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Alleged False Assets Declaration: Onnoghen To Call CCB Director As Witness
Channels Television  
Updated April 1, 2019
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (file)
 

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has resumed sitting in the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen for alleged non-declaration of assets.

The tribunal had on Friday dismissed Justice Onnoghen’s no-case submission, insisting he had a case to answer and ordered him to open his defence on Monday.

At the resumed sitting, Justice Onnoghen’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, said the proceedings from Friday’s hearing had not been made available to the defence.

He requested that a witness, Miss Theresa Nwafor of the Code of Conduct Bureau should be subpoenaed to appear as a witness for the CJN.

READ ALSO: No-Case Submission: Onnoghen Files Notice Of Appeal Against CCT Ruling

The witness is the Director of the CCB in Benin.

Mr Awomolo also informed the chairman that he ought to rule on his application before any other thing, a position the prosecution counsel did not object to.

In his ruling, the chairman of the tribunal granted the request and ordered her to be at the tribunal on Wednesday by 10 am.

Meanwhile, a second witness Lawal Busari had taken the witness stand on behalf of Justice Onnoghen.

The witness, a staff member of the Supreme Court, told the tribunal he is a driver to the CJN.

He further narrated to the tribunal how he was sent by the CJN to collect the asset declaration form on his behalf and that the CCB gave him a receipt to that effect.

When the counsel to the CJN sought to tender the said receipt, the prosecution objected to the move.

The tribunal, however, admitted the receipt.

Continuing with his testimony, the witness said he submitted the forms at the CCB after the CJN had filled it. The witness said he filled his own form and was issued a receipt as well.

Again, when the defence counsel attempted to tender the receipt of the witness, the move was objected to by the prosecutor who said it was not relevant to the case.

The defence counsel insisted that the action of the witness is relevant to the case of the CJN, but the chairman of the Tribunal agreed with the prosecutor and rejected the receipt.

Under cross-examination, the prosecutor asked the witness why he was looking at a small white paper during his testimony in-chief. The witness replied that he wasn’t looking at any paper.

He was now asked if he wrote on the paper and if the paper contained facts which he gave evidence on. The witness said what was written on the paper was about himself.

The defence counsel did not object to the admissibility of the piece of paper as evidence.

https://www.channelstv.com/2019/04/01/alleged-false-assets-declaration-onnoghen-to-call-ccb-director-as-witness/

They only want to keep this man busy for as long as they can.

I see this case ending soon.

Nigerians will forget about it too.

Onnoghen resign pls

It seems this bastard at the CCT is about to die soon......what sort of delay tactics is this for God sake? why object to a form of evidence to back up his claim by this demonic prosecution team backed by this unfortunate Danladi Umar?

Onnoghen the thief.
U are a goner

Resign oga

This case is just a waste of resources...

God of vengeance!

Buhari is a beast

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This man wants to go fighting

RemiTinubu:
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Tinubu is a bastard drug dealing vagabond
Osibanjo is a vagabond puppet and a Hopless bastard vagabond Useless nonentity bribe eating scumbag fake pastor
kiss the truth

All these will not help Onnoghen at the CCT and subsequently in jail

eagleeye2:
This man wants to go fighting

Because he has a point

How is he a thief?

akilo1:
Resign oga

His tenure was almost over, but they couldn't wait for him to retire before trying to force him out through the back door.
That is why he is fighting to. at least clear his name.

Avangard:
How is he a thief?

What did he steal?

with a country crawling with lawyers, we sure dont have laws

Ratello:
Alleged False Assets Declaration: Onnoghen To Call CCB Director As Witness
Channels Television  
Updated April 1, 2019
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (file)
 

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has resumed sitting in the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen for alleged non-declaration of assets.

The tribunal had on Friday dismissed Justice Onnoghen’s no-case submission, insisting he had a case to answer and ordered him to open his defence on Monday.

At the resumed sitting, Justice Onnoghen’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, said the proceedings from Friday’s hearing had not been made available to the defence.

He requested that a witness, Miss Theresa Nwafor of the Code of Conduct Bureau should be subpoenaed to appear as a witness for the CJN.

READ ALSO: No-Case Submission: Onnoghen Files Notice Of Appeal Against CCT Ruling

The witness is the Director of the CCB in Benin.

Mr Awomolo also informed the chairman that he ought to rule on his application before any other thing, a position the prosecution counsel did not object to.

In his ruling, the chairman of the tribunal granted the request and ordered her to be at the tribunal on Wednesday by 10 am.

Meanwhile, a second witness Lawal Busari had taken the witness stand on behalf of Justice Onnoghen.

The witness, a staff member of the Supreme Court, told the tribunal he is a driver to the CJN.

He further narrated to the tribunal how he was sent by the CJN to collect the asset declaration form on his behalf and that the CCB gave him a receipt to that effect.

When the counsel to the CJN sought to tender the said receipt, the prosecution objected to the move.

The tribunal, however, admitted the receipt.

Continuing with his testimony, the witness said he submitted the forms at the CCB after the CJN had filled it. The witness said he filled his own form and was issued a receipt as well.

Again, when the defence counsel attempted to tender the receipt of the witness, the move was objected to by the prosecutor who said it was not relevant to the case.

The defence counsel insisted that the action of the witness is relevant to the case of the CJN, but the chairman of the Tribunal agreed with the prosecutor and rejected the receipt.

Under cross-examination, the prosecutor asked the witness why he was looking at a small white paper during his testimony in-chief. The witness replied that he wasn’t looking at any paper.

He was now asked if he wrote on the paper and if the paper contained facts which he gave evidence on. The witness said what was written on the paper was about himself.

The defence counsel did not object to the admissibility of the piece of paper as evidence.

https://www.channelstv.com/2019/04/01/alleged-false-assets-declaration-onnoghen-to-call-ccb-director-as-witness/

Prosecutor rejected THE RECEIPT which is the most vital evidence.

Hmmmm. Prosecutor.

Before the election, President Buhari also stood as prosecutor reading out the offenses of the CJN to the press. Abnormal things.

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hardywaltz:
All these will not help Onnoghen at the CCT and subsequently in jail

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claptrap

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hardywaltz:
All these will not help Onnoghen at the CCT and subsequently in jail

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trash trash trash

nonoski:
Onnoghen resign pls

with your Like ground, Justice can never prevail

DOA

kikake:
Prosecutor rejected THE RECEIPT which is the most vital evidence.

Hmmmm. Prosecutor.

Before the election, President Buhari also stood as prosecutor reading out the offenses of the CJN to the press. Abnormal things.

the receipt wasnt relevant, everyone knows onnoghen submitted his forms that is not the point under debate.
The defense wants to bug the trial with inconsequential papers on points that arent under dispute.