THREE serving Justices of the Court of Appeal accused of conspiracy and theft of N8.93billion, have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the private complaints charge sheet filed against them.
One businessman – Alhaji Abdulrauf Tijani and his firm, Tundokun Investment Company Limited had approached the Supreme Court, alleging that Justice Jumai Hannatu Sankey, Justice Onyekachi Aja Otis and Justice Joseph E. Ekanem, fragrantly disregarded both constitutional and statutory laws and engaged in official corruption, contrary to section 98 :(1)(b) (1-ii) S.126(1)and 519 of the Criminal Code Act.
In a preliminary objection filed by Chukwuma- Machukwu Ume (SAN), on behalf of the justices, pursuant to section 32 of the Supreme Court Act and Section 237 of 1999 Constitution, however, the justices held that the purported private complainants’ charge sheet filed against them was incompetent, frivolous and an abuse of court process, and consequently urged the court to dismiss it.
Appeal court justices ask court to dismiss complaints over alleged N8.93bn theft
