The Federal Government has said
that it will not seek arrest of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter
Onnoghen.
This followed Onnoghen’s failure
to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal for the second time.
Speaking in the court on Tuesday,
prosecution lawyer, Aliyu Umar SAN, said, “Government would not demand the
arrest of Onnoghen for failing to appear before the tribunal even though
Paragraph 6 of the CCT Practice Directive empowers it to do so.”
The Federal Government had filed
a 6 count criminal charge against the CJN bordering on failure to declare his
assets.
Onnoghen, who was scheduled for
arraignment last week, failed to appear before the court, forcing the tribunal
to adjourn till Tuesday.
Onnoghen, citing improper service
was not present in court last week, the earlier scheduled date for his
arraignment.
The CJN was not also in court on
Tuesday as the CCT commenced hearing into the charges.
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