The Federal Government, on Tuesday, slammed six-count charges, including money laundering, on a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
He was accused of keeping in his residence N35,358,000; $319,596 and £25,915 which was found during the raid on his house by the operatives of the Department of State Services between October 7 and 8.
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation said the money emanated from “unlawful activity”.
It is also expected that charges would also be brought against some of the judges under probe before Friday.
Besides the money laundering charges, Justice Ngwuta is also accused of being in possession of two valid Diplomatic Passports, which is an offence said to be contrary to Section 10 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act 2015.
On top of it Justice Ngwuta is also accused of “knowingly” making a false statement to the Passport Office concerning his date of birth for the purpose of procuring an additional Diplomatic Passport for himself in violation of Section 10 (1)(c) of the Immigration Act.
He was among the judges, whose houses were raided by the operatives of the DSS in early October.
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