EFCC quizes two judges over N2.75m bribe from SANs

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday started the interrogation of two judges of the Federal High Court, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa for allegedly receiving bribes from two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa SAN and Joseph Nwobike SAN.

It was unclear if the judges will be detained or not as at press time.

The invitation of the judges came barely four days after the EFCC said it was probing eight judges and two court registrars.

The commission also said another judge under probe had secured a Federal High Court order to stop further investigation.

The EFCC said it had been in court trying to vacate the injunction of the Federal High Court.

It however said that those being investigated by the EFCC were not part of the nine judges already grilled by the Department of State Security Service (DSS).

But it was the turn of the two judges on Monday while others are awaiting the invitation of the EFCC.

A top source said: “Two Federal High Court judges Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa have reported to the EFCC.

“The judges arrived at the commission’s Lagos Office about 10:05 am Monday morning following an invitation letter the EFCC extended to them.

“Their invitation was sequel to the bribery and money laundering allegations the commission discovered during investigations in an ongoing case in which two senior lawyers have already been arraigned in court.

“It would be recalled that the EFCC had on March 9, 2016 arraigned two senior lawyers Rickey Tarfa (SAN) and Joseph Nwobike (SAN) before a Lagos High Court on allegations of bribery and offering gratification to a public official.