BREAKING: Appeal Court discharges, acquits ex-CJN Onnoghen of false assets declaration conviction

BREAKING: Appeal Court discharges, acquits ex-CJN Onnoghen of false assets declaration conviction …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, from his conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Onnoghen’s conviction, handed down on April 18, 2019, by the Umar Yakubu Danladi tribunal, was overturned by the Appellate Court following the resolution of the issues that led to his trial and conviction.

Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, in a judgment based on…

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