yommys01:
Thanks for educating me mate. But as you rightly noted, such laws aren't enforced in Nigeria. Coupled with the fact that Saharareporters operate from offshore.

Iroh88:
I agree with all you've said 1000%. You parents must be very proud of how brainy you are.

Millz404:
If Sahara reporters accuse u... U beta keep calm.... Or they come out and disgrace ur generation.... Its deir hobby

Reference:
I can't see anything in this. There has to be more evidence as to wrong doing. That judges don't receive and make calls to lawyers, prosecutors, government....is unbelievable.

jinha:
now the NBA should keep quiet...


so i actually make FTC, will like to thank olamipapa and shadow for the inspiration, nothing else...

LocalChamp:
BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK FEB 09, 2016
SaharaReporters has obtained phone records belonging to Ricky Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, which shows consistent phone calls to one Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Lagos. These phone records were obtained by SaharaReporters just as a legal showdown between Mr. Tarfa and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is underway following his arrest by EFCC agents.

The phone records show a series of no less than nine calls between Mr. Yunusa and Mr. Tarfa’s GSM numbers, 08095666256 and 08034600000 respectively. Those numbers, when searched in the True Caller app, clearly show they belong to individuals matching their names.

SaharaReporters previously reported that Mr. Tarfa was arrested by the EFCC for obstruction of justice when he shielded anti-corruption police from arresting his client Granhoue Sourou Nazaire.



Now ..... this is what I call investigative journalism!!! Where are all these Nigerian news media!! Pse wake up as SR blaze the trails. Thumps up to SR a million times. Now the rampaging so called SANs that claim to be more knowledgeable can now see and learn. Hope they shut their thrash.
Mr. Nazaire had been Mr. Tarfa’s client since around May 2015 when he instituted a legal suit against Mrs. Rachidatou Abdou over ownership and control of a company of which they were both the directors.

However, a letter to the Commissioner of Police authored by Mrs. Abdou on September 7th, 2015 stated that she believed that Mr. Tarfa was colluding with the judge overseeing that case, Justice Mohammed Yunusa.

The letter from Mrs. Abdou states “before and after the filing of the suit the Applicant’s lawyer, Mr. Ricky Tarfa SAN, and the judge, the Honorable Justice Yunusa were communicating with each other on the phone in order to pervert the course of justice.”

The phone records obtained by SaharaReporters shows consistent communication between Mr. Tarfa and Judge Yunusa’s Blackberry phone between May 11th, 2015 and August 3rd, 2015.

A review of the phone records available to our correspondent shows that Mr. Tarfa, and Yunusa spoke on three separate instances on May 11th, 2015, or four days before lawsuits were instituted against Mrs. Abdou.

There was also one phone conversation between Mr. Tarfa and Justice Yunusa three days before the May 15th filing of the lawsuit. On May 16th a day after the May 15th filing, there were three separate phone transactions between the two men.

According to the phone records, Mr. Tarfa and Justice Yunusa spoke at least once on June 25th, 2015 more than one month after legal charges were officially instituted on behalf of Tarfa’s client Mr. Nazaire. This phone transaction was also four days before Mr. Tarfa “made an oral application for an injunction to restrain the EFCC from inviting” his clients to be questioned about fraud allegations against him from Mrs. Abdou.

According to legal statements and media reports oral arguments on the Nazaire-Abdou case began on July 16th of that same year. Despite this, Mr. Tarfa and Justice Yunusa had a phone conversation on August 3rd, 2015 in violation of conduct of legal professionals.

The judge then ruled for Mr. Tarfa’s client on August 18th, following no less than nine separate phone transactions between the two men.

Mrs. Abdou also submitted a complaint to the National Judicial Council (NJC) identifying the corrupt and fraudulent dealing between Mr. Tarfa and Mr. Yunusa on November 11th, 2015. In the complaint, Mrs. Abdou detailed the cases assigned to Mr. Yunusa in the Federal Court and that there were records of phone calls and SMS messages between him and Mr. Tarfa.

In response to her complaint, the Chief Justice of Nigeria Mahmud Mohammed sent a memo to Mr. Yunusa for his misconduct. The memo was sent through the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, demanding an explanation to Mrs. Abdou’s allegations against him. Mr. Yunusa was given two weeks to respond to the allegations.

SaharaReporters has not ascertained what Mr. Yunusa’s response to the Chief Justice was, however, our correspondent has since learned that Mr. Yunusa was moved from the High Court in Lagos to the Federal High Court in Yobe State.

Meanwhile, Tarfa has been slammed with two counts of obstruction of justice by the EFCC at a Lagos High Court.
http://saharareporters.com/2016/02/09/phone-records-shows-how-lawyer-ricky-tarfa-and-justice-mohammed-yunusa-repeatedly-spoke

DesChyko:


My research confirms that they do. Particularly, note these:



I guess it's just not being acknowledged.

DesChyko:


And also, that the people involved are public figures. But I wouldn't know if it justifies releasing their addresses and phone numbers to the public or deducing that their calls were evil without evidence.

DesChyko:


Exactly. There has to be more. It's just puzzling that despite Sahara Reporters' famous reputation for peddling frivolous news, people still believe them hook, line and sinker. All they've got are call records, which they exposed senselessly, same way they exposed a top figure's passport last year, and they began to assume and concoct stories.
On the other hand, judges and lawyers maintain communication for a host of reasons, either in person or online, even if they're on a case. Sometimes, such meetings can be to discuss settlement, evidence and readiness for the trials. It happens. Why people are outraged over calls, I don't know.

EmeritusMbaM:
Where is firefire to come earn his 2k pay per post allowee.

OlujobaSamuel:

imo, even if the law is enforced, am not so sure criminal offense are included, only civil wrong can be covered.
probably, you are privy to a plan to rob, carry out terror act, assassinate, subvert justice, etc, can't be class as private issues when committed.

ozoigbondu:
Time to uninstall that true caller App.That thing doesn't have privacy

yommys01:
It could be that saharareporters have more damning evidence and have released the little in a bid to see if Ricky Tarfa will be foolish enough to sue them.

Something like begging for a fight.

247notire:
Argument? Who has ur time... U have been noticed ok? NP Zombie by cranberries...

ziddy:


****. What exactly is a 'top figure'? And does common sense not tell you that lawyers for both parties to a dispute have to be present at any communication with the judge? I mean, even without a legal background, the rules of fairplay are universal, everyone can understand them. Unless you're a member of Nigeria's thieving political class though.

yommys01:
I'm too dumb I know.

chukwudi44:

Lolz what do you think are Sahara reporters sources?

247notire:

yommys01:
Haha. Jobless. You had to change what I said. You need a job. You will get one with Buhari in charge no worry.

Keneking:
Amazing action

But where is lalasticlala sef

Wike and Supreme Court Judges is now loading

247notire:
Lol. If only you knew. I can actually help u and a lot of ur family members, even ur dad, get a job and a good one at that. Are u employed? If you aren't, just beg for my email addy and beg nicely and maybe, just maybe I'll forgive your litany of stupid.ities so far.

9jatriot:
Just wen u want to give up on NIgeria then remember who your president is, you become hopeful again and say thank God for coming to our rescue, we really would have gone to the brinks according to cramjones prediction if the status quo was allowed to continue unabated.

Irore:


Smart woman. The name doesn't look Nigerian. A whole SAN and Judge. Corruption in Nigeria. Transfer of the judge to Yobe state is not enough, he should be brought to book.