Danladi Umar, Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja.
In the video, the CCT chairman launched a barrage of attacks on the young man and violently kicked him before he was restrained by the crowd, including police officers attached to him. He was then forced into his vehicle by the police officers.
Eyewitnesses say the guard had reached out to Umar to park his car properly at the plaza before the assault.
According to SaharaReporters, an eyewitness was quoted as saying;
He was on the verge of further hitting the young security guard with a dangerous object taken from his car, when passersby and tenants at Banex plaza, intervened and stopped him from further assaulting and violently attacking the young security guard.
As seen in the video, the crowd at the plaza became irritated and attacked the CCT chairman in return by breaking his car’s windscreen.
The guard was reportedly taken into custody following a complaint by Umar at Maitama Police Station under Federal Capital Territory Police Command.
However, a lawyer named Ihensekhien Samuel reportedly secured the release of the guard on bail.
It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer at Maitama where the complaint was lodged, on seeing the video recordings of the attack by Umar on the young security guard, swiftly ordered the prompt release of the young security guard on bail.
Counsel for the assaulted security guard, Samuel said steps would be taken to promptly sue and prosecute Danladi Umar.
Smauel expressed;
This is a breach of extant provisions of judicial code of any arbiter, and the height of impunity of any kind.
He assured that the young security guard would get justice.
Watch the video of the incident below;
The thug in suit here is Danladi Umar who, as Chairman of #Nigeria‘s Code of Conduct Tribunal, #CCT, polices #EthicsInPublicLife. Here he is assaulting innocent citizens in a market place. But the regime will seek to excuse him in because he is their own #BanditInSuits pic.twitter.com/qOG6zPEh4f
— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) March 30, 2021
