Any moment from now, the suspended Chief Justice Of Nigeria, Samuel Walter Onnoghen may be arrested as the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued an arrest warrant against him.
Igbere TV reports that at its resumed trial on Wednesday, the tribunal ordered the nation’s security agencies to arrest Onnoghen after he failed to appear before it.
Aliyu Umar, lead prosecution counsel for the federal government, had asked the tribunal to order Onnoghen’s arrest over his refusal to appear before it.
The suspended CJN has not been in court for at least five times since his trial started.
The federal government is prosecuting him for alleged false assets declaration.
Umar, while making an oral pplication for the arrest warrant, kicked against Onnoghen’s continued absence.
He said both the administration of criminal justice act and the practice direction of the CCT mandates a defendant to be present in court before any proceedings can be conducted in respect of a pending charge.
Igbere TV reports that Adegboyega Awomolo, lead defense counsel, however kicked against the application.
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