Danladi Umar, chairman of the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), says he will not hesitate to send any
journalist “distorting facts from proceedings” to jail.
Umar said this on Thursday while
reacting to some newspaper headlines from proceedings on the last adjourned
date.
The CCT judge alleged that some
newspapers distorted facts when they allegedly reported that Walter Onnoghen,
suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), accused the federal government of
tampering with his asset declaration forms.
Onnoghen is standing a six-count
on false assets declaration.
Umar said Adeboyega Awomolo,
counsel to the federal government, only described the forms which were tendered
as exhibits on the last adjourned date as “loose.”
“Are there journalists here?”
Umar asked.
“There were publications, three
print media. Let me start with one. The front page of the newspaper reported:
‘Onnoghen accuses FG of doctoring his asset declaration forms’. Note doctoring.
“Another: ‘Drama as Onnoghen
accuses FG of tampering with his asset forms’. These are considered as
mischievous, distorted facts, misrepresentation of what transpired.
“You are very lucky today, I
would have used the full wrath of this tribunal and send you to prison. I will
not hesitate to deal decisively with any journalist distorting facts.
“You will stay there until I
retire that is 28 years from now.”
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