EFCC Clears CCT Chairman of Collecting N10m Bribe

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar has finally been cleared of charges that he collected a N10 million bribe.

CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has cleared the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar of collecting N10m bribe. 

 

The statement was released by the CCT who said Umar was cleared of charges of bribery of N10million leveled against him by one AbdulRashid Owolabi, a retired officer on Nigeria Customs Service in his petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

 

The petitioner had alleged that Mr. Umar demanded N10 million from him as a bribe to swing judgment in his favour when he was being tried by the Tribunal. The National Assembly had also following the false assets declaration case of Dr Bukola Saraki, the President of the Senate began investigation of the bribery allegation based on purported petition from an anti graft group.

 

However, the group which authored the petition failed to show up the two times it was invited by the Senate Committee on Ethic and Values tasked with investigation of the petition. After the Senate had last Monday summoned Mr Umar to appear before it, the decision was later called off on Wednesday.

 

According to Ibraheem Al-hassan, Head, Press & Public Relations, CCT Headquarters, Abuja the statement clearing Umar said:

 

“Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has today conveyed a letter to the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Hon Danladi Yakubu Umar, exonerating him on the alleged ten million naira (N10million) bribed by one AbdulRashid Owolabi, in his petition to the Commission.

 

“The letter was addressed to the Secretary to Government of the Federation, captioned “RE: Investigation Report RE: N10million Bribery Allegation against the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja” with reference NO: EFCC/P/NHRU/688/V.30/99, dated 20th April, 2016.

 

“The letter which was signed by Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, Secretary to the Commission reads:, ‘‘kindly recall our correspondence of 5th March, 2015, (reference EFCC/EC/SGF/03/56) with the above subject, please.”

 

It added: ‘‘We would like to reiterate the Commission’s position in regard to this matter as earlier communicated to you and stated that the allegations leveled against Justice Umar were mere suspicious and consequently insufficient to successfully prosecute the offence.

 

“Today’s clearance letter was second to the previous one sent on the 5th March,2015 during last of administration of President Goodluck Jonathan through the office of the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation Chief Pius Anyim.”