Admin l Wednesday, December 13, 2017
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) today arraigned a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Yunusa Mohammed Nasir and Esther Agbo on five count charge of attempting to pervert course of justice and corruption.
The judge according to the EFCC corruptly enriched himself to the tune of N2, 250, 000. According to the charge sheet, 4 counts were preferred against the judge and one against Esther Agbo.
Count 1:
Attempting to pervert the course of justice contrary to section 97(3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
” 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 percert the course of justice by engaging in constant private and confidential telephone communications with Rickey Tarfa, SAN, counsel to the applicant in (i ) suit No. FHC/L/CS/714/2015 between Mr. Adewale Adeniyi VS EFCC & 2 Others, ii, Suit No. FHC/L/CS/715/2015 between Rena Prestige Industries Ltd & Anor. vs EFFC & 2 Others, iii suit No. FHC/L/CS/716/2015 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.
Count 2:
Corruption by Public Official contrary to section 63(1)(b)(ii) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11, 2011.
Yunusa Muhammed Nasir on or about the 14th May, 2015, within the jurisdiction of thid honourable court being a public official to wit: a Federal High Court agreed to receive the sum of N1.500.000 paid into your UBA Plc Account No. 1005055617 by Esther Agbo, staff of the firm of Rickey Tarfa &Co in other 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.
Count 3
Corruption bu Public Official contrary to secrion 63(1)(b)(ii) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11, 2011.
Yunusa Mohammed Nasir between March and September 2015, within the jurisdictional district of this honourable court being a public official to wit; a judge of the Federal High Court agreed to receive financial benefit from Joseph Nwobike, SAN in other to afterwards givendecisions in favour of Joseph Nwobike SAN, in cases handled by the said lawyer beforenyou as a judge ofmrhenFederal High Court, Ikoyi.
Count 4
Corruption by public. official contrary. to secrion 63(1) (a) (ii) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11, 2011.
Yunusa Mohammed Nasir on or about the 18th March 2015 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, being a public official to wit: a judge of the Federal High Court received the sum of N750,000 from Joseph. Nwobike SAN into your UBA Plc Account No. 1005056617 in other to give decisions in favour of Joseph Nwobike, SAN in cases handled by the said lawyer before you as a judge of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi.
Count 5
Offering gratification to a public official contrary to section 64(1)(a) Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11, 2011.
Esther Agbo on or about the 14th May, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this honourable courr and in the course of your employment in Rickey Tarfa &Co gave as gratification the sum of N1,500, 000 to Hon. Justice Yunusa Mohammed Nasir, a judge of the Federal High Court in order to induce him to give decisions favourable to the chambers of Rickey Tarfa & Co in (i ) suit No. FHC/L/CS/714/2015 between Mr. Adewale Adeniyi VS EFCC & 2 Others, ii, Suit No. FHC/L/CS/715/2015 between Rena Prestige Industries Ltd & Anor. vs EFFC & 2 Others, iii suit No. FHC/L/CS/716/2015 between Hair Prestige Manufacturing Nigeria Ltd &3 Others v EFCC &2 Others being cases handled by the said chambers before Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir.
