CCT Umar under probe for assaulting guard

The Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Danladi Umar has got the matter of his assault on a guard a little more complicated as Senate begins probe of the April 1 incident at a plaza in Abuja.

The victim, Clement Sagwark, through his federal lawmaker, has petitioned the upper chamber to seek justice.

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, gave directed the house to look into the petition.

According to the 22-year-old employee of Jul Reliable Guards Services Limited, posted as a security guard to Banex Plaza, in Wuse, Abuja, Umar first brutalized him, the his security did, before the chairman picked an iron rod from his car and attempted to hit him.

“I work as a security man stationed at the car park section at the old Banex Plaza. I was on duty when a man (Mr Umar) arrived in his car at the plaza and I noticed he parked his vehicle wrongly.

“Then I approached him to inform him about his wrong parking, because he had parked by the roadside obstructing other visitors arriving at the plaza.

”After I informed him about his wrong parking, he came out and slapped me, when he slapped me the driver also came down and slapped me and they tore my uniform and they stepped over me several times.

“It was the ‘Oga’ by himself (Mr Umar) that went to his car to pick up an iron rod in an attempt to hit me on my head. A tenant at the plaza quickly held his hand and pleaded with him on my behalf not to hit me with the metal.

”I later ran to meet my supervisor to come to my aid. I was unable to find my supervisor. But I later got my head guard to report my situation. On getting there, my head guard called the Banex police. I was slapped and kicked again by Mr Umar, policeman,” he had said.