Ex-Code of Conduct Tribunal chair Danladi Umar sent to Kuje Prison

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting successful Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday remanded erstwhile Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, successful Kuje Correctional Centre aft helium was arraigned by the Federal Government connected a four-count complaint bordering connected alleged corruption and maltreatment of office.

Justice Peter Kekemeke ordered Umar’s remand aft helium pleaded not blameworthy to the charges filed against him.

The Federal Government alleged that Umar abused his bureau by receiving illicit payments from contractors portion serving arsenic president of the tribunal.

According to the prosecution, Umar allegedly utilized his wife’s slope relationship to person N5.5 cardinal from a contractor awarded the declaration to overgarment the office of the Code of Conduct Tribunal successful Abuja successful 2021.

The prosecution further alleged that connected January 25, 2024, the erstwhile CCT president again utilized his wife’s relationship to person N6 cardinal from different contractor handling the digitisation of the tribunal’s records.

In different count, the Federal Government accused Umar of directing a contractor to wage N2.43 cardinal for his daughter’s tuition astatine Baze University, Abuja.

The alleged offences are said to contravene Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

Following Umar’s plea of not guilty, prosecution counsel, Christopher Mshelia, ur...