The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned Mohammed Yunusa, a dismissed judge of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, and Esther Agbo, a member of staff of the law chambers of Rickey Tarfa (SAN), at an Ikeja Special Offences Court.
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Justice Adedayo Akintoye of an Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Friday granted Rickey Tarfa, more time to recuperate from his surgery.
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State on Friday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, to present a fresh medical report explaining his health condition.
The trial of senior lawyer, Rickey Tarfa (SAN), for alleged perversion of course of justice before an Igbosere High Court, Lagos was on Monday stalled due to the defendant’s absence in court.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the revelation was made on Tuesday during the testimony of Moses Awolusi, an EFCC investigator, during Yunusa’s trial at an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos.
Two prosecution witnesses of EFCC on Monday testified at before Ikeja Special Offences Court in the ongoing trial of a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos, Justice Mohammed Yunusa.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Yunusa’s defence team led by Robert Clarke (SAN) raised the objection at the start of the testimony of Adekunle Ogunbadejo, a fraud analyst, working at the telecommunications company.
The insistence of Owonikoko had triggered a mild drama that the court must provide him the official records of proceedings of the case before he starts his defence of Tarfa.
Yinusa said this while giving evidence as a second defence witness in the trial of Rickey Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), charged with giving gratification to a judicial officer.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tarfa had informed the court that he had no case to answer when he was to open his defence during Monday’s lengthy proceedings which lasted from 11.47am till 5.25pm.
Tarfa is being tried on a two-count charge of obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice by the EFCC at an Ikeja High Court.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria made the application through his counsel, Jelili Owonikoko (SAN), in a no-case submission he brought before an Igbosere High Court in Lagos
Owonikoko made the submission over the alleged bribery and attempt to pervert the course of justice charge brought against the Senior Advocate, by the EFCC.
The four count terrorism charge was preferred against him in November 2011
Tarfa is facing a two-count charge of obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice preferred against him by the EFCC
The commission had on March 10 brought Tarfa before an Igbosere High Court, Lagos on a 27-count charge of willful obstruction of its authorised officers, refusal to declare assets, making false information and offering gratification to a public official
Tarfa’s clients, Gnanhoue Sourou and Nazaire Odeste, were suspected by the EFFC of committing some financial crimes.
The senior advocate of Nigeria is currently being tried on a two-count charge of obstruction of justice and perverting the course of justice by the EFCC at an Ikeja High Court
Tarfa is standing trial before Justice A.A. Akintoye on a 27-count charge bordering on offering gratification to a public officer, failure to declare assets and false declaration of age
Taking a cue from an online newspaper report, Sahara Reporters, of June 29, 2016, where it was reported how Tarfa allegedly paid money into the bank account of two Federal High Court judges, the group, through the petition signed by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, noted that it is quite unfortunate that judges who are supposed to be custodians of the law in Nigeria have their hands soiled in various corrupt practice
At the resumed hearing on Friday, Idigbe told the court that it was against the rule of law for the EFCC to be the complainant, the investigator and prosecutor in a case