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$3m probe: Fresh anxiety as detectives screen CJN’s account
Detectives probing the finances of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, have turned their searchlight on his salary account, it was gathered yesterday.
And they may have unearthed evidence that the salary account laid untouched in the bank for 18 months at a stretch.
The development has sparked fresh anxiety on the fate of the CJN.
A source familiar with the probe said: “He did not spend from the salary account from March 2015 to October 2016. The salary and allowances accumulated to N22, 520, 636.27 in October 2016 from N6, 132, 885.24 in March of 2015.”
A reliable source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Following the screening of the CJN’s accounts, detectives have discovered that the turnover does not tally with funds in other accounts”.
The Nation, January 20, 2019
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