Nigeria, April 10 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vowed to probe the petition accusing the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, of assaulting a security guard at an Abuja plaza.

The Executive Secretary of the commission, Anthony Ojukwu, disclosed this in response to an enquiry by PREMIUM TIMES, on Saturday.

A viral video footage greeted by public outrage had revealed how Mr Umar attacked the security guard, Clement Sargwak, at the popular Banex Plaza in Wuse 2, Abuja, on March 29.

Mr Sargwak later told this newspaper that Mr Umar attacked him after informing him (the CCT chairman) of the wrong parking of his car on the plaza's premises.

PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier Saturday that Mr Umar, t...