Two judges of the Federal High Court, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa
and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, today honored a summons by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to appear before it.
The judges arrived at the commission's Lagos office
about 10 am.
Their invitations followed bribery and money laundering
allegations which arose during its investigation of an ongoing case that has
already seen two senior arraigned in court.
It would be recalled that last March, the commission
arraigned two senior advocates, Rickey Tarfa and Joseph Nwobike, before a Lagos
High Court, charging them with bribery and offering gratification to a public
official.
The two men are facing criminal prosecution for allegedly
offering gratification to Federal High Court judges to prevent them from
exercising the duties of their office.
Subsequent investigation revealed that the two judges
received sums of money from the two senior lawyers severally.
The judges are currently being interrogated by agents of the
commission.
Just last week, agents of the Department of State Security
raided the homes of numerous judges nationwide. Several, including two
Supreme Court justices, were arrested on various corruption allegations.
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