Fresh allegations have surfaced against former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accusing him of allegedly using his wife’s bank accounts to receive over N15.5 million while in office.
The claims were contained in a four-count charge filed by the anti-graft agency, following Umar’s arraignment before Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja.
According to the EFCC, Umar, who also chaired the CCT Tenders Board during his tenure, allegedly abused his position by directing contractors executing projects for the tribunal to make payments into accounts belonging to his wife, Zulaihatu Danladi Umar.
The commission alleged in the first count that on October 5, 2021, Kurchmives International Limited, a subcontractor involved in the painting of the tribunal’s headquarters, transferred N5.5 million into a Keystone Bank account belonging to Umar’s wife.
The EFCC said the payment, made under a contract awarded to Momanaf Global Ventures Limited, amounted to an act of conferring corrupt advantage on the former tribunal chairman, in violation of Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
In another count, the commission alleged that Portal Realities Limited, which it described as an affiliate of JTF Global Links Limited, paid an additional N6 million into Zulaihatu Umar’s Zenith Bank account on January 25, 2024.
The agency claimed that JTF Global Links Limited had won the contract for the digitalisation of the CCT’s management records, adding that the payment represented an illegal benefit allegedly received by the former chairman.
The EFCC said the four counts collectively involved alleged payments totalling N15,587,833.76 made through accounts linked to Umar’s wife.
Umar, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges brought against him.
Following his plea, EFCC counsel Christopher Mshelia asked the court to schedule the matter for trial and order the remand of the defendant pending the conclusion of proceedings.
Meanwhile, defence counsel S. Edward applied for bail on behalf of the former CCT chairman.
Justice Kekemeke subsequently adjourned the case to July 15, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that Umar be kept at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.