CCT chair, Umar innocent of N10m bribe allegation, EFCC says

The EFCC has said that the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Justice Dandali Umar, is innocent in the allegation levelled against him that he solicited for a N10 million bribe.

The anti-graft body in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said it could not establish any prima facie evidence against Umar.

The letter with reference number EFCC/P/NHRU/688/V.30/99, and dated April 20, 2016, was signed by the secretary to the commission, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, and was also conveyed Justice Umar.

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It is the second time EFCc would be given such clearance to Umar having done same on March 5, 2015 during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The CCT chair had been accused of demanding N10 million bribe from a retired Customs officer, Rasheed Owolabi, who was said to have had issues with the CCT.

Owolabi was also alleged to have paid N1.8 million to Umar through the account of his Special Assistant, Ali Gambo Abdullahi.

But the EFCC stated that its investigations revealed that the allegation was based on mere suspicion and that it would be difficult to charge the CCT judge to court based on the allegation.

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