Justice Minister Malami orders NFIU to freeze Onnoghen’s bank accounts + letter

Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has ordered the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to freeze five bank accounts belonging to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen.
Malami declared in the letter to NFIU that the restriction should be in place, pending the determination of the case against Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The letter was signed on behalf of Malami by Abiodun Aikomo and received by NFIU on January 14.

The letter reads: “I am directed by Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to request that you, pursuant to the Presidential Executive Order No. 6 of 2018, forthwith restrict normal banking operations on certain accounts belonging to Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending final determination of the case against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT/ABJ/1/19.
“These accounts are as follows:
(a) Account No. 5001062686 (Euro) Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
b. Account No 5001062679 (Pound Sterling) SCB
c. Account No 0001062650 (Dollar) SCB
d. Account No 0001062667 (Naira) SCB, and
e Account No 5000162693 (Naira)
“Please accept the assurances of the esteem of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.”