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| Rickey Tarfa, SAN |
A Nigerian judge has criticised a lawyer facing criminal charges after he turned up to court in Lagos with a defence team more than enough than anyone would probably guess or imagine.
When Rickey Tarfa, SAN was charged with the obstruction of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice, he came to court with a legal team of more than ninety lawyers. Though he denied the charges, Justice Aishat Opesanwo described the approach as tantamount to "harassment and intimidation".
Mr Tarfa is accused of blocking the arrest of two suspects wanted in a corruption case by keeping them in his car for nearly six hours on 5 February when they were due to be picked up by the authorities, according to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which brought the case.
In the second charge, he is accused of perverting the course of justice by communicating through his personal mobile phone with a judge overseeing a trial between the EFCC and two private companies which he was representing.
Mr Tarfa was granted bail at the hearing and the case has been adjourned until March.
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