- Account officer’s testimonies show CJN does not have speculated fat balances
- Says he took $500,000 bank loan, has only $56,878 in domiciliary account
The trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, appears to be reaching an anti-climax with key prosecution witnesses’ testimony contradicting claims that the embattled number one judicial officer might have corruptly amassed wealth way out of his income.
Subsequently, the federal government abruptly closed its case yesterday and the prosecution, according to THISDAY sources, are ready to bury the matter with a no case submission.
“The prosecution’s case has crumbled and we have nothing to defend,” a senior silk in Onnoghen’s legal team told THISDAY last night.
Onnoghen is facing a six-count charge bordering on incomplete asset declaration. Media reports, particularly in the social media, apparently promoted by the federal government, had…
