Monday, November 4, 2024 - A former Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen who was
convicted for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been
discharged and acquitted by a Court of Appeal in Abuja.
Onnoghen’s conviction, handed down on April 18, 2019, by the Umar Yakubu
Danladi tribunal, was overturned by the Appellate Court following the
resolution of the issues that led to his trial and conviction.
Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, in a judgment based on the terms of settlement
adopted by the federal government and Onnoghen, ordered that the four bank
accounts previously ordered to be forfeited be returned to him.
In a brief statement, Onnoghen’s lawyers, Adegboyega Awomolo and Ogwu James
Onoja, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), expressed gratitude to President
Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) for ensuring the
resolution of the issue.
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