CCT chairman on wrong end of the law as EFCC files fraud charge against him

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a two-count charge of fraud against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar.

According to the charge sheet, the EFCC alleged that in 2012, Umar demanded a bribe of N10 million from one Rasheed Taiwo who had a case at the tribunal.

Festus Keyamo (SAN) filed the suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on behalf of the EFCC.

Count 1 read, “That you, DANLADI YAKUBU UMAR, being the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and presiding over a case with Charge No. CCT/ABJ/03/12, involving one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, sometime in 2012, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did ask for the sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) from the said Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, for a favour to be afterwards shown to him in relation to the pending Charge (No. CCT/ABJ/03/12) in discharge of your official duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 12(1)(a) & (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003”.

Umar had been a central figure in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki on false asset declaration charge, and was the subject of criticism from some quarters on suspicion of compromise following Saraki’s acquittal.

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The charge sheet is below:

 

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