It could not be independently confirmed if the Judge’s absence has to do with the ongoing Judges’ conference.Mr Tarfa is standing trial on a 26-count charge bordering on alleged offering of monetary gratification to two judges of the Federal High Court – Justices Hyeladzira Nganjiwa and Mohammed Yunusa.
The anti-graft agency also accused the defendant of paying into Justice Yunusa’s account, a total of N800,000 in three tranches between February 9 and November 30, 2015.He was initially arraigned on March 9, 2016. But, on his re-arraignment on November 16, 2016, Mr Tarfa pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was granted bail on self-recognition.
NAN also reports that Mr Tarfa’s first witness, a Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Bello Okandeji, is yet to finish his cross-examination.Mr Tarfa’s counsel, Jelili Owonikoko, told the court his client traveled outside the country for medical treatment. Counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, affirmed receipt of a medical report and a letter from the defendant in which he had requested for an adjournment date.
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