President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Condcut Tribunal.
President Buhari announced the
suspension at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja He
said the suspension followed the order of the CCT directing him to
suspend Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial.
The
President has swore in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN.
Mohammed who hails from Bauchi state is the most senior justice of the
Supreme Court.
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