The first national spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement said the CUPP had uncovered plan by the EFCC to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen on Wednesday (Today). “The secretariat of the CUPP has uncovered the latest plot by the Presidency to arrest the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen tomorrow (Wednesday) being February 6, 2019 and immediately commence their final descent to infamy by forcing him to resign at gunpoint. But the acting spokesman for EFCC, Tony Orilade, said he was not aware of plans to arrest Onnoghen. “I don’t have any information on any plan to arrest him. Ugochinyere alleged that the government was making efforts to force some senior lawyers to withdraw from defending the CJN.

Source: Punch February 06, 2019 03:40 UTC