Specifically, the appellate court panel directed Saraki to return to the tribunal to defend counts 4, 5 and 6 of the amended charge. The appellate court dismissed Saraki’s contention that FG failed to tender in evidence, original copies of the six assets declaration forms he submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). No date has been fixed for the arraignment of the CCT boss at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In the petition, the ex-custom boss had alleged that the CCT boss directly demanded a bribe of N10m from him to do him an alleged favour but that he paid a sum of N1.8m into the account of one Gambo Abdullahi in 2012. We will like to reiterate the Commission’s position in regard to this matter as earlier communicated to you, states that the allegation levelled against Justice Umar were merely suspicions and consequently insufficient to prosecute the offence.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 05, 2018 07:07 UTC