The EFCC has supplied details of how Rickey Tarfa SAN bribed Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High. In an affidavit filed in the court today, to counter the N2.5 billion suit instituted against EFCC by Rickey Tarfa, evidence of transfer of N225,000 to Justice Yunusa's account was supplied.
Equally supplied was an SMS from Mr. Yunusa through which he acknowledged the receipt of the bribe from Mr. Tarfa. The affidavit also included other SMS messages showing requests from other lawyers in Mr. Tarfa’s practice specifically requesting the Chief Registrar to assign certain cases filed by them to Mr. Yunusa. Evidence was also provided showing that Mr. Tarfa and his associates won all cases assigned to Mr. Yunusa’s court.

Rickey Tarfa's call logs to show regular communication with Mr. Yunusa when the 3 cases were pending, evidence of which was also outlined in the affidavit. Apart from arguing that Mr. Tarfa was lawfully arrested for obstructing the arrest of his clients, the EFCC justified the seizure of his car where he had held his clients for over 5 hours in the premises of the high court.

The EFCC further stated that the handsets with which Mr. Tarfa was communicating with Mr. Yunusa have become exhibits in the criminal case pending against him in the Lagos High Court. The EFCC counsel, Mr. W. K Shitu, has therefore motioned that Justice M. B. Idris dismiss the N2.5 billion claim by Mr. Tarfa.

The EFCC affidavit and legal documents can be found below:

IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIAHOLDEN AT LAGOSFHC/L/CS/172/16IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION BY MR. RICKEY TARFA SAN (TRADING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF MESSRS RICKEY TARFA & CO. )FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF HIS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.ANDIN THE MATTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS (ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE) RULES, 2009, MADE BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA PURSUANT TO SECTION 46(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 (AS AMENDED).BETWEEN:MR. RICKEY TARFA SAN
(TRADING UNDER THE NAME AND
APPLICANT
STYLE OF MESSRS RICKEY TARFA & CO)
AND •ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)•IBRAHIM MUSTAFA MAGURESPONDENTS•MOSES AWOLUSI•ILIYASU KWARBAICOUNTER AFFIDAVIT OF THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH RESPONDENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICANT’S ORIGINATING MOTION ON NOTICE DATED 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2016
I, Moses Awolusi, Male, Nigerian, Christian, an officer attached to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of No. 15A Awolowo Way, Ikoyi, Lagos do hereby make oath and depose as follows:•I am one of the Special Task Force (STF) Team 2A assigned to investigate this matter and the 3rd Respondent in these proceedings.•By virtue of my position, I am conversant with the facts of this case as deposed to herein and eminently informed and competent to depose to this Counter Affidavit on behalf of myself and the 1st , 2nd and 4th Respondents herein.
SOURCE: BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORKFEB 18, 2016