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Ricky Tarfa on counter attack, sues EFCC, MTN, Falana for N5bn

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Embattled Mr. Rickey Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) seems out to get his own pound of flesh from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which is currently prosecuting him for allegedly bribing a judge.

Reports indicate that the legal practitioner has dragged telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to court for purportedly violating his right to privacy.

Joined as respondents in Tarfa’s suit are the EFCC, its Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, one Mrs.
Rashidatou Abdou and a fellow SAN, Mr. Femi Falana.

He wants the court to order the respondents to pay him N5bn for the alleged violation of his rights.

Read also: Obstruction of Justice: 99 lawyers, SANs troop in defence of Ricky Tarfa

According to him, his right to privacy was violated when the call records/log on his phone with mobile number 08034600000 was allegedly accessed without his authority and made available to some online news media without any reasonable cause or a lawful court order.

It would be recalled, that the EFCC had on February 5 arrested Tarfa, confiscating his two mobile phones and his Mercedez Benz SUV with Registration No. KJA 700 CG, on the allegation that he hid two suspects of economic and financial crimes in his car to prevent their arrest.

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