Nigeria: ICPC Interrogates Ex-Appeal Court Judge, Tsamiya Over Alleged N200 Million Bribe

7 December 2017

Abuja — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested a retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya, for allegedly demanding N200 million bribe from Mr. Nnamdi Orji, in exchange for a favourable judgement in a National Assembly election case that was pending before the Imo State Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal.

According to ICPC Head of Media and Information, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, ":The offence which violates Section 10 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 was alleged to have been committed in 2015, when the retired Justice asked Mr. Orji who was the candidate for All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, to give him N200 million to enable him influence the court's decision in his favour.

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