President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Onnoghen was also banned from holding public office for 10 years.
Reading the lead judgment, the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, ordered the immediate removal of Onnoghen from office as the CJN, Chairman of the National Judicial Council and the Chairman of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.
The tribunal also ordered the forfeiture of the money in the five accounts which Onnoghen allegedly failed to declare, to the Federal Government.
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Already Justice Tanko Mohammed from Bauchi State has been sworn-in at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja, to be on acting capacity.
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