By AFPMore by this AuthorABUJA,A judge on Wednesday ordered Nigeria's most senior police officer to arrest the country's chief justice, after he was suspended on charges of breaching asset declaration rules. The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, issued the demand after judge Walter Onnoghen again failed to appear at the hearing to formally enter a plea. Buhari's opponents have suspected the suspension of Onnoghen is politically motivated, as his Supreme Court has overturned a number of corruption convictions. Under Nigeria's constitution, only parliament can approve a request to remove the chief justice by a two-thirds majority of the Senate. Onnoghen and Umar are also facing hearings at the National Judicial Council, the statutory body that oversees the appointment and discipline of judges.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2019 04:52 UTC