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Breaking: CCT Convicts Onnoghen, Sacks him as CJN

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The former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has been found guilty of the allegations of breach of assets declaration against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

The tribunal ordered his immediate removal from office as CJN and also banned him from holding any public office for 10 years.

Onnoghen had earlier lost his bid to stop the CCT from trying him, as the tribunal held that it was competent to hear the case.

The chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, read the lead judgment.

The tribunal stripped him of all offices earlier occupied, such as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council and also the chairmanship of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

The tribunal also ordered the forfeiture of the money in the five accounts which Onnoghen allegedly failed to declare to the Federal Government.

Details later……

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