EFCC files two corruption charges against CCT chairman, Umar

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed two charges of corruption against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar.

The anti-graft agency filed the charges against the CCT Chairman on Friday at the High Court of the Federal CapitalTerritory, Abuja.

EFCC is accusing Umar of asking for and receiving bribes in the discharge of his official duties.

In the first count, the EFCC accused the CCT Chairman of asking for the sum of N10m from one Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, sometime in 2012, in order to show the said Rasheed Taiwo favour in a charge pending against him.

In the second count, the CCT Chairman was charged with receiving the sum of N1.8m from the said Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo. The money was allegedly paid through Mr Danladi Umar’s Personal Assistant, Alhaji Gambo Abdullahi.

The offences were allegedly committed in the discharge of Mr Umar’s official duties and are contrary to Section 12(1) subsection (a) & (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003.

The case is yet to be assigned to a judge for hearing.



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