- Justice Yunusa Mohammed Nasir was not arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, December 13
- The scheduled arraignment could not take place the clerk informed the court that the case file has been taken back to the administrative judge for re-assignment
- Justice Yunusa is facing a 3-count charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice and corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, December 13, failed to arraign Justice Yunusa Mohammed Nasir, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, at the Lagos State High court at Ikeja, Lagos state.
NAIJ.com gathered that the scheduled arraignment of Justice Yunusa, suffered a setback as the prosecution was informed that the case file had been sent for re-assignment.
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Justice Yunusa is to face trial for a 3-count charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice and corruption preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Yunusa Mohammed Nasir, between February and September, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, being a public official to wit: a Judge of the Federal High Court attempted to pervert the course of justice by engaging in constant private and confidential telephone communication with Rickey Tarfa SAN, counsel to the applicants in: (1) Suit No. FHC/L/CS/714/2015 between Mr. Adewale Adeniyi v EFCC & 2 Others, (ii) Suit No. FHC/L/CS/7 15/20 1 5 between Rena Prestige Industries Ltd & Anor. v. EFCC & 2 Others, (iii) Suit No. FHC/ L/ C S/ 7 1 6 / 2 0 1 5 between Hair Prestige Manufacturing Nigeria Ltd & 3 Others v EFCC & 2 Others during the period you presided over the said suits as a Judge of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi.”
Another count reads: “That you, Yunusa Mohammed Nasir, on or about the 14th May, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court being a public official to wit: a Judge of the Federal High Court agreed to receive the sum of N1,500,000 (One million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) paid into your UBA Plc Account No. 1005055617 by Esther Agbo, staff of the firm of Rickey Tarfa & Co. in order to afterwards give decisions in favour of the chambers of Rickey Tarfa & Co. in cases handled by the said chambers before you as a Judge of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi."
The EFCC was informed by a clerk to the judge that the case file had been returned for re-assignment.
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According to an earlier report by NAIJ.com, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission can no longer investigate or prosecute serving judicial officers except where such officers have been dismissed by the National Judicial Council according to a ruling by the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal.
The Federal High Court said this in a judgment delivered in a suit between the EFCC and a judge, Hydiazira Nganjiwa.
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Source: Naija.ng
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Thursday, 14 December 2017