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Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, overturning his 2019 conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on charges of false asset declaration.<\/div>\n
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\nA three-member panel of the appellate court, headed by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, acquitted the ex-CJN and ordered that all his frozen bank accounts be unfrozen with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

Mohammed\u2019s judgement is premised on the terms of settlement agreed to by his legal team and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi<\/p>\n

Recall that Onnoghen was forced out of office by former President Muhammadu Buhari just before the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n

His suspension, which occurred shortly after he appointed judges for election tribunals, was strongly criticized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as a \u201ccoup against the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Federal Government, represented by Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, urged the court to halt further hearings on Onnoghen\u2019s appeals against his conviction, removal, and asset forfeiture.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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