A panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja has acquitted and discharged former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Onnoghen, who was convicted of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, had the charges dropped with an order for the Federal Government to unfreeze his account.
The judgement of the appellate court was handed down on Monday, following the terms of settlement adopted by the Federal Government and Onnoghen.
The Appeal Court ordered that the four bank accounts which the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had ordered forfeited by Onnoghen be restored to him.
Recall that the CCT chaired by Justice Umar Yakubu Danladi had on April 18, 2019, convicted the ex- CJN of false declaration of assets.
This was before erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari on January 25, 2019, suspended Onnoghen from office on the allegation made against him and replaced him with Justice Tanko Muhammad.
Following the Appeal Court verdict on Monday, lawyers to Onnoghen
Adegboyega Awomolo and Ogwu James Onoja, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, appreciated President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi for resolving the matter.
