EFCC grills two judges for allegedly receiving bribe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday began questioning two judges accused of corruption.

The two Federal High Court judges, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, were summoned to the Lagos Office of the EFCC, where they were quizzed by top operatives.

The two judges arrived the EFCC’s office around 10:05 am and were immediately ushered into the interrogation room, Vanguard reports.

“Their invitation is 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.

“Subsequent investigation revealed that the two Judges allegedly received sums of money from the two senior lawyers severally.

“The judges are presently being attended to by operatives of the commission”, a source said.

The EFCC had on March 9, 2016 arraigned two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, Rickey Tarfa SAN and Joseph Nwobike, before a Lagos High Court on allegations of offering gratification to a public official.

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