EFCC accuses another lawyer of bribing Justice Yunusa

The fresh allegations come after prominent lawyer, Rickey Tarfa was accused of bribing Yunusa with N225,000.

The EFCC made the disclosure on Thursday, March 2, 2016, in a counter-affidavit filed in response to Tarfa’s claim that he had paid the sum in question to a namesake of the judge.

The counter-affidavit, sworn to by EFCC agent, Moses Awolusi, read:

“Investigation has also shown that as part of this chain of fraud, Mr. Joseph Nwobike (SAN) also transferred the sum of N300,000 to Hon. Justice H.A Nganjiwa.”

“That investigations further revealed that Honourable Justice M.N. Yunusa, as part of this scheme of fraud, also received the sum of N750,000 from Mr. Joseph Nwobike (SAN) and Co.”

Nwobike has however denied the allegations saying that the sum was given to Yunusa to help in the treatment of his mother’s kidney ailment.

“Sometime ago, Justice Yunusa requested to see me. When I got there, he pleaded with me to assist him with some funds since his mother was undergoing dialysis,” he said.

“He stated that (one of) her kidney had packed up and that he needed assistance. I felt sorry for him. I told him that I did not have funds, but that I will assist him when I get some money.

“I requested for his account details which he obliged me. When I got some money about two weeks after, I gave the money to him and he thanked me when he saw me along the corridor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi,” Nwobike added.

Tarfa attracted controversy recently when he appeared in court with 90 SANs to face charges levelled against him by the EFCC.