Acting CJN Muhammad Accused Of Age Falsification

Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has been hauled before a Federal Capital Territory High Court over supposed age adulteration.

Compact News comprehends that a representative Tochi Michael, 46, is the candidate, who has asserted that the CJN purposely adulterated his date of birth.

In the starting summons with suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/79/2019, documented under the steady gaze of the court in April, the solicitor claimed that Muhammad misrepresented his date of birth from December 31, 1950 as contained in the entirety of his official records, including that of WAEC, to December 31, 1953 upon his arrangement as a legal officer.

Michael, along these lines, implores the court to decide if such act by the acting CJN does not establish a criminal demonstration of prevarication, misrepresentation and fraud.

The solicitor likewise needs the court to decide if by misrepresenting his date of birth after being designated to the Nigeria Bench as a legal officer, he has not broken the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Michael likewise implored the court to decide if Justice Mohammad had not broken the Code of Conduct for legal officers and therefore brought the picture of the Nigerian legal executive to offensiveness and enmity.

It was found out that at the procedures on Tuesday, counsel for the CJN, Sam Ologunorisa (SAN), educated the court that the offended party and his advice were not in the court.

Ologunorisa told the court that it appeared the offended party and his direction were "fleeing" from the suit they documented, focusing on that the court ought to do the needful in light of a legitimate concern for equity.

"We recorded a notice of fundamental complaint, a counter-oath and a composed location. We ask the court to regard it fit that the beginning summons has been contended," Ologunorisa said.

"We need to take a gander at Exhibit III of the starting summons.

"We encourage the court to expel the suit. The case is intended to outrage the CJN."

The managing judge, Justice Danlami Senchi, said another open door would be given to the applicant to show up in the court to demonstrate the charge.

The judge, in this manner, suspended the case till Friday, May 24.