An Abuja High Court remands former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, at the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre following his arraignment on corruption-related charges. Multiple outlets report that the case is before Justice Peter Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja. The federal government alleges that Umar abused his official position and conferred an undue advantage on himself while serving as head of the tribunal.
The charges are described as a four-count allegation of corruption and abuse of office. One report specifies alleged conduct in 2021, stating that Umar used his wife’s bank account to collect N5.5 million from a contractor engaged to paint the CCT headquarters. Another outlet says the overall allegations involve more than N11.5 million. The court remand is pending the hearing of Umar’s bail application, with proceedings focusing on whether bail will be granted. The reports consistently state that Umar is being held in Kuje while the matter proceeds.
