EFCC TO ARRAIGN CCT CHAIRMAN, UMAR, MARCH 15

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign Umar Danladi, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Umar will be facing a two-count charge on allegations of demanding bribe. The CCT Chairman is accused of demanding N10m from Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, a defendant standing trial before his court, in 2012. He is also accused of receiving another N1.8 million from Taiwo the same year. On February 2, the EFCC through Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), filed the charges on behalf of the anti-graft agency. The…

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