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More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by odiks: 6:02am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Detectives may have found more “suspicious” funds in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s accounts, The Nation has learnt. There are also “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank investment subscription, sources said. Also found is $630,000 lodged in some of the accounts through what is described as “structured payments” in tranches of $10,000 each. Most of the lodgments, effected between 2012 and 2016, were undeclared in Justice Onnoghen’s assets declaration form, the sources claimed, pleading not to be named because of the “sensitivity” of the investigation. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has restricted the operation of five accounts with about $3million The accounts in the Standard Chartered Bank are USD No. 870001062650; Euro account No. 93001062686; Pound Sterling A/CNo. 285001062679; e-Saver Savings (Naira) account No. 5001062693; and a Naira A/C No. 0001062667. Detectives believe that most of the lodgments and transactions are “suspicious”. The Nation has stumbled on an intelligence report on the CJN’s accounts, which reads in part: “Pattern of structured payments of $10,000.00 each in 2012. For example, a total of $630,000.00 was credited to the accounts using this pattern. ”Similarly structured payments of $10,000.00 amounting to $297,800.00, $50,000.00 and $36,000.00 were deposited in the account in 2013, 2015 and 2016 respectively. “There was also a credit of $121,116.00 into the account from 2014 to 2016 from Life Friend Plc. The payments were in four installments, of $30,279.00 each. These payments suggest the suspect has investments. “ A payment at $482,966.00 from Alicia Redemption Pro and shortly after, $800,000.00 was invested in SCB Investment subscription. We are in the process of verifying these transactions; “Other suspicious transactions in the account are credit of $19,764.00 from Pur of Noble and seven (7) payments of $3,250.00, each amounting to $22,750.00 from Lloyds TSB. On the pound sterling (GBP), the investigative team discovered “a self- transfer of £40,268.40 into the account on May 31 2016.” “There were also self-deposits by the suspect of £49,760.00 from July 2015 to September, 2016 but the balance as at September 30, 2016 was £108,348.00,” the report added. Regarding the Naira account, the report said: “The following highlights some of the suspicious activities in the account: A transfer of N41,262.000.00 ($260,000) was made from the dollar account. The money was used to make payment of N41million to Ad hoc Committee on the Sale of Federal Government Houses, suggesting that he bought a property with proceeds of the transfer; “The only other significant transactions in the accounts are six (6) structured cash payments of N500,000.00 each and one payment of N700,000.00 amounting to N3.7mlllion from November, 2013 to August, 2016. All the transactions, sources said, are being investigated whether or not they violated the “Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” which was put in place by the National Judicial Council. Sections 7 and 13(4and5) of the Code of Conduct deal with financial interests. Section 7 reads: “7.1 A Judge shall inform himself or herself about his or her personal and fiduciary financial interests and shall make reasonable efforts to be informed about the financial interests of members of the Judge’s family in respect of matters for adjudication before him. “7.2 If it appears in respect of a matter before him or her, that the Judge, or a member of the Judge’s family or other person in respect of which the Judge is in a fiduciary relationship, is likely to benefit financially, the Judge has no alternative but to withdraw from the case. “7.3 For the purpose of this rule, “Financial interest” includes ownership of a legal or equitable interest, however small, or a relationship as director, advisor, or other active participants in the affairs of an institution or organization. The following are not to be regarded as financial interests: The proprietary interest of a policy holder in a mutual insurance company, unless the outcome of any proceeding could substantially affect the value of the interest. Ownership of government securities unless if the outcome of any proceeding could substantially affect the value of the security. “For the purpose of the Rules contained in this Code – (a) “fiduciary” includes such relationships as executor, administrator, trustee and guardian; (b) “financial interest” means ownership in a substantial manner of a legal or equitable interest, or a relationship as director, adviser or other active participation in the affairs of a party except that: (i) ownership in a mutual or common investment fund which holds securities, unless the Judicial Officer participates in the management of the fund; (ii) an officer in an educational, religious, charitable or civil organization is not a “financial interest” in securities held by the organization; (iii) the proprietary interest of a policy holder in a mutual savings’ society or similar proprietary interest, is a “financial interest” in the organization only if the outcome of the proceedings could substantially affect the value of the interest; and (iv) ownership of government securities is a “financial interest” in the issues only if the outcome of the proceedings could substantially affect the value of the securities.” Section 13.4 and 5 deal with Business and Financial Activities of judges. Section 13. 4 says: (i) A Judicial Officer may own investments and real property PROVIDED that in the management of his investments, he shall not serve as an officer, director, manager, general partner, adviser or employee of any business entity. (ii) Otherwise permissible investment or business activities are prohibited if they: (a) Tend to reflect adversely on judicial impartiality, (b) Interfere with the proper performance of judicial duties, (c) Exploit the judicial position; or (d) Involve the Judicial Officer in frequent transactions with legal practitioners or with people likely to come before the Judicial Officer’s court. 13.5 Acceptance of Gifts A Judicial Officer and members of his family shall neither ask for nor accept any gift, bequest, favour or loan on account of anything done or omitted to be done by him in the discharge of his duties. A Judicial Officer is, however, permitted to accept: (i) Personal gifts or benefits from relatives or personal friends to such extent and on such occasions as are recognized by custom. (ii) Books supplied by publishers on a complimentary basis. (iii) A loan from lending institution in its regular course of business on the same terms generally available to people who are not Judicial Officers; (iv) A scholarship or fellowship awarded on the same terms applied to other applicants.” http://thenationonlineng.net/cash-found-cjn-onnoghens-accounts/ 17 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by gaby(m): 6:03am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Hmmm Gandollar babaringa... 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by helinues: 6:06am On Jan 23, 2019 |
May have ![]() They should let us know when they actually found more money in his accounts not all this speculation news 55 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by GOFRONT(m): 6:07am On Jan 23, 2019 |
At the mention of Onnoghen, I see dollars.... Is he related to Ganduje Alias Gandollar ni?? 51 Likes |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:07am On Jan 23, 2019 |
All this mumu investigators why not conclude your investigations before going to the media.There is nothing wrong with the CJN having investments.In fact judges are supposed to invest so as not to fall to temptation by accepting bribes. All this media trial is hogwash.If you think you have a smoking gun then take it to the NJC. 134 Likes 11 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:09am On Jan 23, 2019 |
GOFRONT:Sorry Onnoggen is not responsible for your poverty.Everyone cannot be financially dumb like Buhari witg only 50 cows from 1980 to 2015 98 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by odiks: 6:10am On Jan 23, 2019 |
PaChukwudi44: Onnoghen ome Na ego 1 Na Malaysia 5 Likes |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by odiks: 6:11am On Jan 23, 2019 |
PaChukwudi44: Dum Dum Na ego Na Dubai 13 Likes |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by kahal29: 6:16am On Jan 23, 2019 |
"I have been PRACTICING LAW for over 50 years now, I don't THINK I have up to $10,000 in my foreign account. Where did CJN get $900,000, if not CORRUPTION" -Robert Clarke, S.A.N "The Supreme Court in Nigeria today is the most overworked court in the whole world, a self inflicted injury on them by themselves" "For instance why should they take up jurisdiction on petitions on Gubernatorial matters" - Robert Clarke, S.A.N "The question on corruption is the brain work of politicians and a such the politicians have been corrupting judges in cases involving political matters" -Robert Clarke, S.A.N "Why is Onnoghen running to a Federal High Court to get an injunction to stop his trial when in 2013 he delivered a Supreme Court landmark judgement that for matters pertaining to CODE OF CONDUCT the CCT is the highest court in that matter" -Robert Clarke, S.A.N https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtpE4w1Veg 91 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by olujastro: 6:16am On Jan 23, 2019 |
CJN controlling millions of dollars. ![]() 2015 elections in Rivers, AkwaIbom and Abia annulled by the Election petition tribunal and Court of Appeal, but judged to be free and fair by the Supreme Court of Corruption. Wike and Co don pay. Na why Wike and South South governors dey defend Onnoghen as if he's a member of PDP. PDP has corrupted the entire arms of govt in Nigeria. From National Assembly(ghana must go era) to Civil service to Judiciary. When Justice Ayo Salami exposed their rigging in 2007 and caused PDP to lose Edo, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states, they forced him out of office and amended the law to force guber polls petition to reach supreme court. Almost everything wrong with Nigeria today is PDP, including the corrupted citizens that come out to defend corruption. 132 Likes 16 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:17am On Jan 23, 2019 |
This Buhari regime is useless.The thing is that all this mumu blackmail will never make him resign. How can a government agency go through someone's financial history and goes ahead to leak it to the press without carrying out any investigations!!!? It is not a crime to deposit money in bank.It is not a crime to invest your money.It is not a crime to legitimately acquire FG's property. This mimu.blackmails will not work. Justice Onnogen will remain the CJN whether the APC likes it or not 28 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Pharaoh350s(m): 6:17am On Jan 23, 2019 |
FG should leave this guy alone ,he is not the only person with assets declaration issue ,what of sen. Akpabio the new saint of Apc Like for ATIKU 2019 Share for BUHARI 2019 44 Likes 36 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Mopolchi: 6:17am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Booharí no fit still remove am. 7 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
CJN CORRUPTION SAGA RAVES ON Interesting times are here. A civil servant, who has no other business. Has not touched his salary for years. He has forgotten $3m in account. Bought 55 houses. See, if CJN does not go quietly, he will pull the roof down on our justice system. The Body of Benchers, the NBA and COBAN, should plead with him to have mercy on them. AGF Malami is bent on opening books. What we see from here is not good for the sight. Believe us, those black coats and suits are about to go darker! A corrupt judge is worse than a madman with a knife running amok in the marketplace." ~Justice Oputa AmiciLord:God bless you for this great words. It's a shame to see some so called youths supporting criminals. CJN, LAWYERS AND US A Chief Justice That Has Always Lived Above His Means And Now, Nemesis By Annie Orji The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen is facing the battle of his political carreer. He was one of the judges indicted for corruption and recommended for dismissal [b] by the the Justice Kayode Eso Panel set up by the Sani Abacha military regime to probe incessant allegations of judicial corruption in 1994. Justice Onnoghen was then a judge in the Cross River State high court where he was accused of selling justice to the highest bidder. Luckily for Justice Onnoghen he had been promoted to the Court of Appeal when the implementation of the recommendation of the Eso Panel was carried out against only judges of high courts across the country. As the leopard never changes its colour Justice Onnoghen has continued with corrupt practices. The judge has not been able to account for the millions of Naira, Pounds Sterling, Dollars and Euros in his bank accounts. The money is so much for a serving judge that Justice Onnoghen did not declare some of his bank accounts as required by law. Hence, the Chief Justice was charged with failure to false declaration and failure to declare his assets containing hundreds of over $3 million of dollars before the Code of Conduct Tribunal last [/b] week. It has also been alleged that for 18 months the Chief Justice did not withdraw from his salary account, suggesting that he was spending bribe money. Although the petition was received by the Code of Conduct from an ex aide of President Buhari on January 9, 2019. A team of officials from the Code of Conduct Bureau visited the Chief Justice on January 10. When confronted with the fact that he did not declare his assets as stipulated as stipulated by the Constitution the Chief Justice said that he "forgot" to have done so. He therefore pleaded for the "understanding and cooperation" of the Code of Conduct Bureau officials. The official promised to cooperate but asked the Chief Justice to write a statement under caution. He did so in his own handwriting where he admitted that he "forgot" to declare his assets. Based on the admission by the Chief Justice that he did not declare his assets the Bureau quickly prepared a charge and filed it before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on January 11. The Tribunal fixed the case for the arraignment of the Chief Justice for January 15. To avoid the disgrace of being arraigned at the Tribunal the Chief Justice was advised to stay away from the proceedings of the Tribunal which he did. In a counter move, the legal team of the Chief Justice informed the Tribunal that their client had not been served with the charge sheet. The case was adjourned to January 22 for hearing after which proper service would have been effected on the Chief Justice. Meanwhile, a case filed on Monday, January 15 at the federal high court to stop the trial of the Chief Justice through two NGOs were assigned to a judge, Justice N. E. Maha, a newly appointed judge in the court. We have confirmed that Justice Maha is very close to the Chief Justice as a former staff in the office of the Legal Practioners Privileges Committee located in the Supreme Court complex in Abuja. The Committee is headed by the Chief Justice. Within minutes of receiving the file of the new suit it was heard by Justice Maha who quickly granted a motion ex parte in the case. The judge restrained the Code of Conduct Tribunal from proceeding to hear the charge against the Chief Justice until the hearing of the motion on notice. Not sure that the order of Justice Maha was sufficient to shield him from prosecution before the Code of Conduct Tribunal the Chief Justice planned another strategy. He held a meeting with Justice Babatunde Adejumo, the President of the National Industrial Court whose wife, Justice Abimbola Adejumo had delivered the judgment in the case of Nganjiwa v Federal Republic of Nigeria which ruled that all corruption cases involving judges should be reported to the National Judicial Council which is headed by the Chief Justice. The judgment was delivered to prevent the arrest and prosecution of judges as was witnessed in 2016 when about 10 judges were arrested and charged to court for corruption. At the end of the meeting which held in Abuja last Sunday the embattled Chief Justice asked Justice Adejumo to get an order to prevent his arrest by the police, efcc or icpc. A case was filed the following day at the National Industrial Court . It was hurriedly assigned to Justice Sanusi Kano by Justice Adejumo. The case was heard by Justice who granted an order restraining the Police from arresting the Chief Justice pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. The judge also stopped the trial of the Chief Justice by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Lawyers and judges are asking if the Chief Justice has become an employee to have his case decided at the National Industrial Court established to hear only trade union and labour matters. In a desperate move to save Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen from prosecution and compulsory retirement the Body of SenIor Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) had called an emergency meeting of Senior Advocates of Nigeria to hold at the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School at 11 am on Saturday, 19th day of January 2019. But the communique of the meeting was prepared in advance and surreptitiously passed to the secretariat of the body for adoption at the meeting. The meeting was poorly attended by senior advocates. [b]But the few members of the body who attended the meeting kicked against the move to use the BOSAN to condemn the trial of the Chief Justice whose conduct was criticised at the meeting by many senior advocates. It was the view of the majority of those who attended the meeting that while the procedure adopted by the Executive in charging the Chief Justice before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is procedurally wrong they wondered when forgetfulness became a defence to a criminal offence in Nigeria. The suggestion that the N1.4 billion money laundering charge filed against the NBA president, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN by the efcc be tabled for discussion was unanimously rejected by members of BOSAN. It was a very somber meeting as members expressed concern over the damage being done to the reputation of the legal profession by senior judges and lawyers. In order not to be accused of covering the Chief Justice who cannot explain the sources of the local and foreign currencies in his declared and undeclared bank accoun[/b]ts the BOSAN dropped the prepared communique and issued another one which tactically called for caution by all the parties concerned. The communique was signed by Professor Ben Nwabueze SAN and Seyi Sowemimo SAN, the Chairman and Secretary respectively of BOSAN. Even though the federal government has denied the reported plan to arrest the Chief Justice, the National Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen his accounts under the Presidential Executive Order No 6 of 2018. An application has already been filed in court to have the Chief Justice removed from office since he has ignored the call of the federal government to call it quits. 57 Likes 12 Shares
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Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by obembet(f): 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Even though I don't like buhari leadership style, but Judiciary cause Nigeria problem. If u steal #1000, this people will give u 20yrs in jail but steal #2bilion, give them #500m, they will set u dress and ask u to pay a fine of #10000. If we have good judiciary, obanikori, omishore, fayose, akpabio, amechi, ibb, aregbe, tinubu, obj etc are suppose to spend the life in prison. 43 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Chinashopping84: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
By all means they want to remove this man .This is just not fair in a democratic settings check my siggy to buy from ebay,amazon and walmart 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by MANNABBQGRILLS: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
PaChukwudi44:PaChukwudi44 post=75023345:All this media trial is hogwash.If you think you have a smoking gun then take it to the NJC. Kupaskeybaba: orion7: PaChukwudi44: Look at the youths that their future is being stolen away still supporting all manners of CRIMINALS!! And you see them begging for 100 naira data to come online and support a man with billions and billions of naira that he 'forgot' he had, along with 55 mansions!!! With youths like this, the future is bleak. All your future kids will ask you with a knock on your head what the h3ll you did with your youth. Shame on you all! AmiciLord: Pls ask those dumb Nigerians who always attach politics to everything. Someone is busy stealing from the nation and they are politicizing moves by the government to bring him to justice. Bunch of confused Nigerians they really are. [b]God bless you for this. 55 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by dokyOloye: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Brown toothed Thiefnuubu's the nation newspaper doing the hatchet job again. High court judges get £20k yearly for their medical vacation,imagine how much a supreme court judge who has been a judge for at least 20years will get? This is apart from salaries,other allowances like wardrobe, housing,etc. If you think it is outrageous, Google how many hundred millions Ayesha Buhari gets for her cooking utensils yearly. Judges are paid well all over the world to shield them from the temptation of taking bribes. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by legibow: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
odiks:keep bringing them out... don't use it for campaign ooo |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Yankee101: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
You still won't win this election Buhari I sincerely don't think 800k is too large for the CJN to make by himself. Remember they can pay themselves independent estacodes like the National Assembly and Executives do Ordinary Buhari aides were paid $1k per night for 100 days in London. That's $100'000 in one year besides salaries and allowances. Why can't CJN make that? https://www.nairaland.com/3992721/buharis-aides-london-paid-1000 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by shachris02: 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
odiks: what's on contention here? that he didn't declare them or that they were illicit funds? I got confused mid way. 1 Like |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:18am On Jan 23, 2019 |
kahal29:So every legal practitioner should be as miserable as this failed lawyer who couldn't even make $10k in 50 years? 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Maket: 6:19am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Eya,, this man may be down soon. |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by emmykk(m): 6:19am On Jan 23, 2019 |
The nation newspaper is own by tinubu and tinubu is APC leader. The CJN of Nigeria will fight this case to the last because his over 30+ years work in the civil service can not be rubbish by a 4year single term President. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by orion7: 6:20am On Jan 23, 2019 |
If dem likevdey should discover all the money in the world 1 Like
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Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by megacity: 6:20am On Jan 23, 2019 |
The Nation, Tinubu's newspaper, is obviously actively involved in running down the CJN Finding money in someone's account is not a crime! You must go a step further to establish the source and ownership of the money before you can establish if a crime was committed 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Kupaskeybaba(m): 6:20am On Jan 23, 2019 |
WO let him have 20billon dollars in is account I care less for now! all I no is that man must stay in power till the end of 2019 when all election tribunal judgement must have been concluded. Tell me one of does guys in public office that have not directly or indirectly enrich himself 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by OhiOfIhima: 6:20am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Nobody above d law.. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by moscobabs(m): 6:21am On Jan 23, 2019 |
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Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by tesppidd: 6:21am On Jan 23, 2019 |
PaChukwudi44:Sometimes media trial is very welcomed especially in a country like Nigeria where defenders of corruption like you abound. If these evidences are genuine then I support the media trial 100 percent. What I do not support is media trial with poor court trial. What is needed is presenting a strong case in the courts as well. A whole lot of common Nigerians get media trails and judgements in the streets. They get beaten and lynched. It's so pathetic for people like Chukwudi who call Amaechi and Tinubu corrupt all day and night (without trial) and then are now complaining of media trials. 27 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: More Cash Found In CJN Onnoghen’s Accounts by Mopolchi: 6:21am On Jan 23, 2019 |
Even if you find 60bn dollars for the akant, e go siddon there election go finish. ![]() 7 Likes 1 Share
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