Danladi Umar, chairman of Code of Conduct of Tribunal (CCT), has appeared before the senate committee on ethics, privileges and public petitions after he assaulted a security guard.
Umar was caught on video physically assaulting a security guard who had told him his vehicle was parked in the wrong space at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja.
The development sparked angry reactions from many Nigerians who called for the sack of the CCT chairman.
He further angered people through a statement he released to tell his own side of the story and why he assaulted the man.
In the statement that was riddled with plenty grammatical errors, he constantly referred to the crowd at the plaza as ‘Biafran boys’, which sparked conversations about how he is tribalistic and a bigot.
Consequently, the 22-year-old victim named Clement Sagwak petitioned the senate through his senator, Istifanus Gyang, representing Plateau north senatorial district.
Reading the petition before the senate, Gyang said Sagwak was seeking justice for the assault he suffered in the cause of carrying out his duty.
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Umar then appeared before the senate panel on Tuesday following a petition presented by Istifanus Gyang.
Sagwak had said;
He (Umar) said he is going to jail me; that he has jailed lots of people and they cannot come out unless he says so. He said he is the one that is fighting Saraki (Bukola Saraki, former senate president) and many people.
At the panel’s sitting, Umar said he had not been formally served with a summon to appear before the senators.
He then asked for a week to respond to the allegation against him.
However, Ayo Akinyelure, chairman of the ethics committee, gave him two weeks to respond, with his next appearance expected to be on May 18.
