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ONNOGHEN’S TRIAL: Witness releases CJN’s account balances in local and foreign denominations

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A third prosecution witness in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen on Thursday gave the balances and details of all five bank accounts operated by the CJN before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). 

The witness, an official of Standard Chartered Bank, Ifeoma Okeagbue.

Okeagbue is also Onnoghen’s Relationship Manager at the branch of the bank in Wuse II, Abuja, 

The witness noted that the accounts were still active. 

According to the witness’ submission, the bank accounts were separately opened between 2009 and 2010. 

The accounts were operated as savings and current accounts. 

“On the account 5001062686, the opening balance in January 2018 was €30,178.58.

“As at December 2018, the balance was €10,187.18.

“On account 5001062693, at January 2018, it was with opening balance of N6,411,312.77.

“At December 2018, the balance was N12,852,580.52

On account 5001062679, the opening balance as at January 2018 was £39,456.08 and by December 2018 the balance was £13,730.70.

“On account 0001062667, the opening balance as at January 2018 was N24,280,904 and as at December 2018, the balance was N2,656,019.21.
 
“On account 0001062650, as of January 2018, the opening balance was $80,824.25, and by January 2019, the balance was $56,878,” she read from the statement of account earlier admitted as exhibit. 

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