The Code of Conduct Tribunal,
CCT, Thursday in its judgment over alleged non-asset declaration against the Chief
Justice of Nigeria, CJN, banned him from holding public office for 10 years.
It also removed Onnoghen from
office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and chairman, National Judicial Council,
NJC, and, confiscated, seized and forfeited all his monies deposited in his
Standard Chartered Bank accounts located in Wuse 2, Abuja.
In his judgment, chairman of the
tribunal, Danladi Umar said the monies in the affected five bank accounts were
acquired illegally, particularly as Onnoghen was said to have not proved his
source of income for the seized monies beyond all reasonable doubts.
He also ordered that the money in
the five bank accounts of Onnoghen that he did not declare be confiscated.
It would be recalled that this
trial lasted about three months within which period, Onnoghen has been in
defence of the allegations of non-asset declaration and maintenance of domiciliary
accounts contrary to the provision of the law regarding public officers.
Ahead of the judgement, Onnoghen
was also suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, January 24.
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