Alleged Non-declaration of Asset: Onnoghen Knows Fate April 18 - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
The innocence or otherwise of the Chief Justice of Nigeria , Justice Walter Onnoghen, in the alleged non asset declaration charges will be determined come April 18 fixed for judgment by the Code of Conduct Tribunal .
The Chairman of the three-man panel, Danladi Umar, on Monday fixed the date for judgment shortly after the defendant’s lawyer, Okon Efut , and the prosecution’s lawyer, Aliyu Umar , adopted their written addresses as their final brief of argument. Adopting his address, Onnoghen’s lawyer Efut urged the tribunal to dismiss the six-count charge because they were not known to law, adding that the defendant can only be punished for an offence known to law.
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