Onoghen is standing trial on allegations bordering on fraudulent declaration of assets.
After calling three of its proposed six witnesses in the case filed against Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria , the Nigerian government has closed its case.
At the resumed hearing on Thursday before the Code of Conduct Tribunal , Aliyu Umar , who led the prosecution counsel, closed its case after the third witness, Ifeoma Okeagbue, an official of Standard Chartered Bank, concluded her testimony. Umar also offered to hand over the remaining three witnesses to the defence team. However, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo , the lead defence counsel, rejected the offer.
Afterwards, with the permission of the three-man bench chaired by Danladi Umar, Awomolo consulted with Onnoghen, who was docked. He then announced that the defendant had taken the option to file a no-case submission, but sought time to write an address. “We intend to take advantage of Section 303 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 on no-case submission. If your lordship permits me to write a written address, I am praying to be given proceedings of 18th and today,” he stated.
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