Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, held that Lagos lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, SAN, can file a further and better affidavit to prove that the controversial N225,000 alleged paid to a judge, was not paid into the judge’s court’s account but a former employee of his law firm. Tarfa had sought to re-open hearing in his N2.5billion fundamental rights suit and to advance further evidence, but same was opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).Giving the short ruling yesterday, Justice Mohammed Idris dismissed EFCC’s objection and held that Tarfa can adduce new evidence that was not available at the time his case was argued. Tarfa had sued EFCC, alongside its chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, Moses Awolusi, who arrested Tarfa, and Deputy Director Operations, EFCC, Lagos office, Iliyasu Kwarbai, for allegedly violating his rights after he was arrested for hiding two suspects, Nazaire Sorou Gnanhoue and Modeste Finagnon, both Beninoise, in his Mercedes Benz Sports Utility Vehicle, thereby shielding them from arrest.
