Rickey Tarfa: Lawyer counters EFCC allegations

Tarfa also called on the Lagos High Court to throw out the charges brought against him by him by the anti-graft agency.

Lagos lawyer, Rickey Tarfa, in a  44 paragraph affidavit, has countered the allegations levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Punch reports that Tarfa also called on the Lagos High Court to throw out the charges brought against him by him by the anti-graft agency.

The affidavit which was filed by a lawyer in Tarfa’s chambers, John Odubela said “The EFCC has no power to bring the information/charge as constituted.

“This honourable court does not have the jurisdiction to entertain the information as presently constituted as same not only failed to disclose a prima facie case but was filed to irritate, annoy and embarrass the defendant/ applicant.”

Tarfa also said the EFCC did not state the place and time where he committed the said offences.

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The embattled lawyer also argued that the anti-graft agency did not show any proof that the Attorney-General of Lagos State gave them permission to file the charges against him.

You will recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused Rickey Tarfa of bribing Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court  with N225,000.