Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme
Court is to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on April 20,
an official said on Wednesday.
The
tribunal’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ibraheem Alhassan, said in a
statement in Abuja that Ngwuta would appear before a two-man panel over alleged
false asset declaration.
Alhassan
said that summons had already been served the judicial officer.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government preferred a
10-count charge against Ngwuta before the tribunal.
The
Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), said that Ngwuta
contravened Section 15 of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria.
According to
Malami, false declaration of assets is punishable under Section 23 (2) of the
Act.
NAN
reports that Ngwuta is one of the judges from whose residences, the Department
of State Service (DSS) claimed it uncovered huge sums of money in various
denominations.
The DSS
raided the judges’ residences in October, 2016.
Ngwuta is
currently standing trial before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court,
Abuja, on an amended 16-count charge bordering on money laundering.
The
Federal Government which preferred that charge, said that Ngwuta contravened
Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2012 (as
amended).
It added
that the offences are punishable under Section 15 (3) of the Act.
(NAN)
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