2 other judges report to EFCC

Two Federal High Court judges, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa yesterday reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Daily Trust learnt yesterday that the judges arrived at the Commission’s Lagos office about 10:05 am Monday morning following an invitation letter the EFCC extended to them.

Their invitation is said to be sequel to the bribery and money laundering allegations the EFCC discovered during investigations in an ongoing case in which two senior lawyers; Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN) and Joseph Nwobike (SAN) have already been arraigned in court.

Justice Nganjiwa, who serves in the Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state is also allegedly ensnared in the bribery scandal.

The embattled Mr Tarfa claimed that he paid money to Justice Nganjiwa because the judge was part of Tarfa’s Law firm before he was appointed to the Bench in 2012.

However, his defense crumbled when EFCC investigators discovered that part of the N5 million that he paid into Justice Nganjiwa’s account was later routed to Justice Yunusa.

It would be recalled that the EFCC had on March 9, 2016 arraigned Rickey Tarfa and Joseph Nwobike before a Lagos High Court on allegations of bribery and offering gratification to a public official.