The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has slammed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tarfa, on two-count
charge of obstruction of justice and attempting to pervert the course of
justice.
Tarfa
was on Friday February 5, arrested by agents of the EFCC in Lagos, for
allegedly hiding two suspects, Nazaire Sorou Gnanhose and Modeste Finagnon,
both Beninoise , in his Mercedes Benz Sport Utility car, thus shielding them
from being arrested and willfully obstructing justice
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Times reported that the suspects were alleged to have fraudulently converted
some manufacturing equipment belonging to Rana Prestige Nigeria Limited for
their personal use.
Also,
the duo were said to be under investigation for alleged tax evasion running
into millions of naira.
It
was leant that an operative of the anti-graft agency charged arresting the
suspects was reportedly prevented from carrying out his duty by Tarfa.
The
foremost lawyer would also be arraigned for illegally and unethically
communicating with a judge in a suit involving the EFCC and two companies.
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