N5bn Fundamental Rights Suit Against EFCC Withdrawn by Tarfa

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N5bn Fundamental Rights Suit Against EFCC Withdrawn by Tarfa

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Lagos based lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, on Wednesday withdrew the N5 billion fundamental rights suit, instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and others. It would be recalled that Tarfa had alleged the violation of his rights to privacy by the respondents. Also joined as defendants in the action are the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, Mrs. Rashidatou Abdou and Femi Falana (SAN). Subsequent upon the withdrawal of the suit, the court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, awarded a punitive cost of N10,000 against Tarfa in favour of each of the five respondents. Tarfa initiated the suit consequent upon his arrest on February 5 by the EFCC operatives, on the premises of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, where he allegedly hid two suspects in his car to prevent their arrest. Even, the two mobile phones belonging to him, and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG, were confiscated by the anti-graft agency. The embattled SAN also alleged that the respondents violated his right to privacy by allegedly scrutinising his call logs. Tarfa then prayed the court to declare that the respondents violated his right protected by Section 37 of the Constitution, when, without a court order, MTN allegedly made the call log on his mobile line, 08034600000, available to the EFCC and the other respondents, who in turn allegedly released the information to Sahara Reporters and other online media.

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