THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, yesterday told a Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere that the embattled senior advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, SAN, lacks the locus standi to challenge the prosecutorial power of the agency.

Ricky Tarfa

Justice Akintoye adjourned the matter to April 20 for ruling.

The commission said that all the objections raised in an application filed before the court, praying the court to quash the charge against him were an after thought.

The embattled SAN, was docked before Justice A. A Akintoye on March 9, on a 27 count charge bordering on refusal to declare assets, offering  gratification to a public officer.

At the resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, the EFCC counsel Rotimi Oyedepo made this submission while opposing the application to quash the charge against Tarfa.

Tarfa had earlier urged the court to quash the charge against him, for lack of jurisdiction among others .

The counsel to the defendant, Anthony Idigbe SAN,  argued that the EFCC could not be the complainant, the investigator and as well as the prosecutor.