Two judges of the Federal High Court,
Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and
Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa,
today honored a summons by the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to appear before
it. The judges arrived at the
commission's Lagos office about 10
am. Their invitations followed bribery
and money laundering allegations
which arose during its investigation
of an ongoing case that has already
seen two senior arraigned in court.
The judges arrived at the commission's Lagos
office about 10 am.
Their invitations followed bribery and money
laundering allegations which arose during its
investigation of an ongoing case that has
already seen two senior arraigned in court.
It would be recalled that last March, the
commission arraigned two senior advocates,
Rickey Tarfa and Joseph Nwobike, before a
Lagos High Court, charging them with bribery
and offering gratification to a public official.
The two men are facing criminal prosecution
for allegedly offering gratification to Federal
High Court judges to prevent them from
exercising the duties of their office.
Subsequent investigation revealed that the
two judges received sums of money from the
two senior lawyers severally.
The judges are currently being interrogated by
agents of the commission.
Just last week, agents of the Department of
State Security raided the homes of numerous
judges nationwide. Several, including two
Supreme Court justices, were arrested on
various corruption allegations. Source: sahara reporters
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