Alleged Corruption: Court Grants Ex-CCT Chairman Danladi Umar ₦100m Bail
Former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, has been granted N100:million bail by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.
Former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, has been granted N100:million bail by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja.
Ruling on Umar 's application for bail,
Justice Peter Kekemeke, ordered that Umar must provide one surety in like sum and the surety must possess a valid Certificate of Occupancy.
Ruling on Umar 's application for bail,
Justice Peter Kekemeke, ordered that Umar must provide one surety in like sum and the surety must possess a valid Certificate of Occupancy.
The former CCT chairman tried President Bola Tinubu on a three-count criminal charge filed against him by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, over alleged false assets declaration and allegedly operating 10 foreign bank accounts while serving as the Governor of Lagos State (1999-2007), in violation of Section 7 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act in 2011.
Umar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge bordering conferring undue advantage on himself while serving as Chairman of the CCT.
He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Earlier, counsel to the defendant urged the court to admit Umar to bail on liberal terms, arguing that he had earlier been granted administrative bail by the EFCC and had never absconded.
The counsel also told the court that Umar consistently honoured the Commission’s invitations throughout the investigation.
The prosecution, however, opposed the application, arguing that the defendant was a flight risk and could interfere with prosecution witnesses, some of whom worked under him during his tenure as CCT Chairman.
However, Justice Kekemeke held that the prosecution failed to establish that the defendant was likely to jump bail or interfere with witnesses, and consequently granted the bail application and adjourned further hearing in the case until October 29, 2026.
Umar is to remain at the Kuje Custodial Centre, pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
Umar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge bordering conferring undue advantage on himself while serving as Chairman of the CCT.
He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Earlier, counsel to the defendant urged the court to admit Umar to bail on liberal terms, arguing that he had earlier been granted administrative bail by the EFCC and had never absconded.
The counsel also told the court that Umar consistently honoured the Commission’s invitations throughout the investigation.
The prosecution, however, opposed the application, arguing that the defendant was a flight risk and could interfere with prosecution witnesses, some of whom worked under him during his tenure as CCT Chairman.
However, Justice Kekemeke held that the prosecution failed to establish that the defendant was likely to jump bail or interfere with witnesses, and consequently granted the bail application and adjourned further hearing in the case until October 29, 2026.
Umar is to remain at the Kuje Custodial Centre, pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
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