Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ricky Tarfa, on Monday, explained the circumstances leading to him sending money into the bank account of Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court.
He denied any underhand dealings with the judge.
In a statement emanating from his chambers, Tarfa disclosed that the judge used to be a lawyer in his chambers and had to benefits from accruals on the briefs he facilitated for the chambers when he was his associate.
He noted that the chambers deemed it fit not to cheat Nganjiwa out of his sweat, despite becoming a judge, hence the decision to make his cut of the proceeds of the briefs he brought available to him.
He decried the alleged media trial embarked upon by the prosecuting Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Tarfa said this style of investigation and prosecution was evident in the fact that despite the commission’s fresh charge against him being everywhere in the mass media, a copy was yet to be served on him.
In the statement by signed by the head of chambers, Ricky Tarfa and Co., Mr John Olusegun Odubela, reacting to the fresh 27-count charge, it was noted that “the Chambers” have course to once more react to the malicious trial by media of Rickey Tarfa by the EFCC.
“Trial are never won on the pages of newspapers, the airwaves and on online platforms,” it said.
Odubela added that the recent 27-count charge allegedly filed against Tarfa by EFCC was laughable, because as of the time of issuing the press statement, he was yet to be served with the charge.
On the allegation of falsification of age, he noted that “celebrations of milestone of birthday of Mr Rickey Tarfa have always been in the public domain.”
The statement further stated that as law abiding organisation, it would never be involved in any act in contravention of the law of the country.
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