Barring any extra judicial intervention, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, will be forced to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday.
The reason is the tribunal has ordered his arrest due to his continued absence as it also happened on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar, ordered the security agencies to produce Onnoghen at the tribunal on Friday.
“I want to see the defendant in the dock on Friday,” he ruled despite defence counsel prayer to the contrary.
The CCT had made the order following an application by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Aliyu Umar (SAN), who said the consistent absence of the CJN from the CCT was a violation of provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Opposing a call by the lead defence counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), to hear all pending applications, Umar hinged his application for Onnothghen’s arrest on section 6(1) of the Practice Direction of the CCT.
Opposing a call by the lead defence counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), to hear all pending applications.
CCT orders security agencies to arrest Onnoghen
