Nigeria, July 9 -- Justice Peter Kekemeke ordered Umar's remand after the Federal Government, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), brought the charges against him.

The judge adjourned the case until July 15 to hear Umar's bail application.

The EFCC accused the former CCT chairman of abusing his office by allegedly receiving illicit payments through his wife's bank account.

According to the anti-graft agency, Umar allegedly collected N5.5 million in 2021 from a contractor awarded the contract to paint the CCT headquarters in Abuja.

The commission further alleged that on January 25, 2024, he received another N6 million through the same account from a contractor handling the digitization of the tribunal's records...