Danladi Umar
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Comment: There is UNDUE weight given to a lot of relatively minor subjects. This draft does not need to have a paragraph on every major case Umar sat in on (i.e. the Tinubu and Saraki sections should be removed). Given that Umar was never convicted of bribing anyone, that section should be trimmed. The "assassination attempt" has very weak references, and really should be trimmed down to what is currently in those references ("his convoy was attacked"). Finally - once all of these reductions/removals take place, I see no evidence in the references or text to indicate that Umar is a notable individual, but rather he is simply a man doing his job. Most of the references have absolutely nothing to do with Umar (or even mention him). Please add additional independent reliable sources that discuss the subject in detail. Primefac (talk) 17:04, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: I have removed several completely unsourced paragraphs about claims of corruption and misconduct. Such material must always be properly referenced per WP:BLP. Much of the remaining content in this draft needs to be very carefully checked for sourcing, but I don't have time to do it now. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:32, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
Danladi Umar | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19 1971 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University Of Maiduguri |
| Known for | Human Rights, Social Justice, |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nigerian judges |
| Institutions | Code Of Conduct Tribunal |
Danladi Umar is a Nigerian jurist[1] from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria, he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Appointed at aged 40, Danladi Umar is the youngest chairman of the CCT,[2] having successfully served as acting chairman of the tribunal before his confirmation.
The National Judicial Council (Nigeria) as well as Federal Judicial Service Commission[3] recommended him to President Goodluck Jonathan, who then appointed him to the position of the CCT chairman.
Early life and Education
Danladi Umar was born in Bauchi on August 19 1971. He studied law and graduated from the University of Maidguri. He was called to the bar in 1992.
Career
After completing his studies, he entered private practice in the chambers of Ayinde Sani and Co, Ibrahim Umar and Co and Kanu Agabi and Associates. He later joined the Federal Civil Service as Senior Legal Officer, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice. He also held appointment as Assistant Legal Adviser in the Federal Capital Territory and Culture and Tourism.
Chairman Of The Code Of Conduct Tribunal
At the age of 36,[4] Danladi Umar was sworn in as an acting chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal ("CCT"), the prosecuting unit of the Code of Conduct Bureau.[5] On July 11, 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of the CCT, replacing his predecessor Justice Murtala Adebayo Sanni who died on January 24, 2011.[6], the youngest person (age 40 years) to ever hold the office of chairman of the CCT. He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) Justice Aloysius A. I. Katsina-Alu at the Supreme Court, who also took the oaths from two other new tribunal members, retired Justice Robert Isaac Ewa Odu and Barrister Atedze William Agwaza, making up the three members of the CCT tribunal.[7]
Trial of The Senate President of Nigeria
On September 18, 2015, Danladi Umar made legal history in Nigeria by becoming the first judge in the country to issue an arrest warrant against a sitting senate president of Nigeria. [8] His action against the third most powerful politician in the country (after the federal president and the federal vice-president) was unprecedented and caused a legal earthquake on the Nigerian political landscape.[9]
Assassination Attempt On Danladi Umar
A deadly armed ambush targeted Danladi Umar on Friday June 28, 2013. On his way to Bauchi for an official assignment, Umar's convoy was attacked by armed gunmen on the Keffi-Gitata Road in Nasarawa State.[10]
Ibraheem Al-Hassan, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the tribunal, stated that the security personnel guarding Danladi Umar engaged the gunmen in a fierce firefight, killing one of the assassins and wounding several others, who escaped.[11]Ibraheem suspected corrupt politicians were behind the assassination attempt, accusing some implicated politicians “whose cases are pending before the judges to be mischievous, especially as the 2015 elections draw nearer.” [12]
Personal life
Danladi Umar comes from Toro local government area of Bauchi state and is married with children.[13]
References
- ^ Ayo Turton (May 30, 2012). "Re-Christening Of Unilag And The Yoruba Experience By Ayo Turton". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Code Of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal"
- ^ "Federal Judicial Service Commission"
- ^ http://saharareporters.com/2015/11/26/ex-supreme-court-justice-oguntade-attempted-subvert-justice%E2%80%94cct-chairman-tells
- ^ http://www.codeofconductbureau.gov.ng/
- ^ "Code Of Conduct Bureau Tribunal Chairman Dies, Nnaemeka-Agu Too"
- ^ "Corrupt Public Officers Must Be Charged by Conduct Tribunal - Danladi Umar"
- ^ "Nigerian tribunal issues arrest warrant for Senate president - Daily Mail, London"
- ^ "Reuters - Nigeria's senate president appears before code of conduct tribunal"
- ^ "Gunmen attack convoy of Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman"
- ^ "Gunmen attack Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Danladi Umar's convoy"
- ^ "Gunmen Attack Convoy Of Code Of Conduct Tribunal Chairman"
- ^ "Justice Danladi Umar: The Man at the Code of Conduct Tribunal "
Category:1975 births
Category:People from Bauchi
Category:Nigerian academics
Category:Alumni of the University of Maiduguri
Category:Nigerian judges
Category:Government College, Ibadan alumni
Category:Yoruba legal professionals
Category:University of Maiduguri faculty
Category:20th-century lawyers
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