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EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by Islie: 8:22am On Jul 05, 2017
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday confronted an embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria , Dr . Joseph Nwobike , with various text messages he allegedly sent to court officials to influence court cases he was handling .

Nwobike is being tried by the EFCC on 11 counts bordering on perverting the course of justice and offering gratification to public officials .

The judges involved in the alleged gratification scam are Justice H. A. Nganjiwa and Justice Musa Kurya , all of the Federal High Court , Lagos and Justice Agbadu Fishim of the National Industrial Court .

The EFCC claimed that Nwobike engaged in sending illegal text messages to four registrars of the Federal High Court in a bid to unduly influence his cases being heard by the judges .

Nwobike , however, denied all the charges .
While being led in evidence by his counsel , Mr. Olawale Akoni (SAN) , Nwobike had told the court that the money he allegedly gave to the judges was not gratification but was meant to assist them.

He had noted that the judges were old friends who he had been acquainted with while in the university which was long before they were appointed as judges
A compact disc (Exhibit P21) allegedly containing text messages from the SAN’ s seized mobile phone (Exhibit P18) was projected on a screen during the cross - examination of Nwobike at his ongoing trial at an Ikeja High Court .

During cross - examination , the EFCC counsel , Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, accused Nwobike of sending text messages to one Mr. Baruwa, a clerk of the Federal High Court, Lagos .

He claimed that Nwobike was aware that Baruwa worked with one Mr. Jide, a Deputy Registrar of the court .

Responding, Nwobike said , “ I know Mr. Baruwa ; he is a clerk of the Federal High Court. I do not know he works with Mr. Jide; he told me that his office is directly opposite Mr. Jide’ s office .

“ I have had course to send messages to Mr. Baruwa in the course of my duties just like any other legal practitioner , ” Nwobike said .

Disputing Nwobike ’ s claims , Oyedepo maintained that Nwobike was aware that the clerk shared an office with the Deputy Chief Registrar.

Confronting the SAN further , Oyedepo showed him text messages in which details of lawsuits were allegedly sent by Nwobike to Baruwa in a bid to assign the cases to some specific judges.

Oyedepo accused the SAN of obstructing the prosecution of Dr . Femi Thomas , a client of Nwobike who was allegedly caught at the Muritala International Airport with $ 200 m dollars .

Justice Raliat Adebiyi adjourned the case till July 12 for continuation of trial.


http://punchng.com/efcc-confronts-embattled-san-nwobike-with-illegal-sms/


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Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 8:22am On Jul 05, 2017
An attempt on the judiciary is an attempt to gag the common man. Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man, the EFCC should stop blackmailing the judiciary cause we the youths would rise up against the executive .
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by Evablizin(f): 8:23am On Jul 05, 2017
EFCC is an epitome of Corruption,is in Nigeria you will see corruption fighting corruption,and somebori is telling me that Nigeria is the best country in the Whole world hahaha i laugh
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by greatiyk4u(m): 8:23am On Jul 05, 2017
Let the fight continue
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by gozmok1(m): 8:24am On Jul 05, 2017
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Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by madridguy(m): 8:25am On Jul 05, 2017
Corruption everywhere.
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 8:26am On Jul 05, 2017
madridguy:
Corruption everywhere.
Where is the corruption ?
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by NwaAmaikpe: 8:29am On Jul 05, 2017
shocked


There's nothing wrong in sending an SMS appealing to people's conscience.
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by ElSherriff: 8:38am On Jul 05, 2017
So sms is now this important? as long as it is not credit alert, IDGAF!!!
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by sapientia(m): 9:13am On Jul 05, 2017
We are being stripped of our privacy and Nigerians are busy being distracted.
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by Nobody: 3:43pm On Jul 05, 2017
sapientia:
We are being stripped of our privacy and Nigerians are busy being distracted.
undecided
Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by vedaxcool(m): 3:53pm On Jul 05, 2017
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CROWNWEALTH019:
An attempt on the judiciary is an attempt to gag the common man. Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man, the EFCC should stop blackmailing the judiciary cause we the youths would rise up against the executive .
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It is not your fault you are just incapable of ever posting anything sensible in this world. Accept our sympathies.

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Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by vedaxcool(m): 3:59pm On Jul 05, 2017
When we say ipob animals are imbec11s we are stating the obviously low intellect they posses. Can it ever be well with liars who are envious of their brothers who left the village and became successful in the city to become poor overnight?

Now what is their defense for this obvious criminality being perpetuated by lawyer who sort to pervert the course of justice?
It will never be well with criminals and their defenders.

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Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 4:00pm On Jul 05, 2017
vedaxcool:
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It is not your fault you are just incapable of ever posting anything sensible in this world. Accept our sympathies.
Ori e danfo

Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by profhezekiah: 4:03pm On Jul 05, 2017
CROWNWEALTH019:
An attempt on the judiciary is an attempt to gag the common man. Judiciary remains the last hope of the common man, the EFCC should stop blackmailing the judiciary cause we the youths would rise up against the executive .
I gave up on U,so U didnt read d SAN said money he gave to judges were nt bribe but an attempt to help them, so he can't go and help pple on the street

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Re: EFCC Confronts Embattled SAN, Nwobike, With Illegal SMS by vedaxcool(m): 4:03pm On Jul 05, 2017
CROWNWEALTH019:

Ori e danfo

Words that best decribes cownu and the goats that follow him?

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