{"id":66814,"date":"2019-05-21T22:48:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T21:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66814"},"modified":"2019-05-21T22:48:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T21:48:59","slug":"acting-chief-justice-of-nigeria-falsified-his-age-court-filing-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/acting-chief-justice-of-nigeria-falsified-his-age-court-filing-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Falsified His Age, Court Filing Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has been<\/div>\n
\n
dragged before an FCT High Court over alleged age falsification.<\/p>\n

In the originating summon with suit No. FCT\/HC\/BW\/CV\/79\/2019, filed
\nbefore the court in April, the petitioner, Mr. Tochi Michael, a
\nbusinessman, alleged that the CJN deliberately falsified his date of
\nbirth.<\/p>\n

Mr Michael alleged that the CJN falsified his date of birth from
\nDecember 31, 1950 as contained in all his official records including
\nthat of WAEC to December 31, 1953 upon his appointment as a judicial
\nofficer.<\/p>\n

The petitioner in the originating summon is praying the court to
\ndetermine whether such act of the CJN does not constitute a criminal act
\nof perjury, falsification and forgery.<\/p>\n

Mr Michael in the originating summon also prayed the court to determine
\nwhether by falsifying his date of birth from December 31, 1950 to
\nDecember 31, 1953 upon being appointed to Nigeria Bench as a judicial
\nofficer he has not breach the constitution of the Federal Republic of
\nNigeria.<\/p>\n

The petitioner is also praying the court to determine whether Mr
\nMuhammad has not breached the Code of Conduct for judicial officers and
\nconsequently brought the image of Nigeria Judiciary to a state of
\ndisrepute and odium.<\/p>\n

The petitioner in his reliefs is praying the court for a declaration
\nthat the defendant falsified his date of birth and that the defendant
\nhas desecrated the breach of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
\nNigeria (FRN).<\/p>\n

He is also praying for an order directing the Inspector General of
\nPolice (IGP) to prosecute the defendant for the offence of perjury and
\nan order which the court may deem it fit.<\/p>\n

Counsel to the CJN, Sam Ologunorisa, SAN, informed the court that the
\nplaintiff and his counsel were not in the court.<\/p>\n

Mr Ologunorisa told the court that it seems the plaintiff and his
\ncounsel were \u201crunning away\u201d from the suit they filed, stressing that the
\ncourt should do the needful in the interest of justice.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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