Police Raid Farouk Lawan’s House…To Remain In Cell As Presidency Orders ICPC To Take Over Case
A detachment of police detectives today stormed the Apo legislators quarters, Abuja home of the detained House of Reps member, Farouk Lawan in search of the $600,000 he allegedly collected from oil marketer, Femi Otedola as part payment of an arranged $3 million bribe.
The police search team which turned Lawan’s residence upside down for over an hour however left the place disappointed after they could not find the money. They were however said to have recovered an amount less than $15,000, travel documents and other items from the house.
There are also indications today that an anti-graft agency, the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC may have been directed by the presidency to take over the case against Lawan from the police so that charges can be filed against the lawmaker in court under the ICPC act next week.
A source in ICPC told ireports-ng.com in Abuja today that the presidency’s decision was communicated to the commission’s chairman in a memo today.
Meanwhile, the embattled lawmaker will spend the weekend in police detention before his transfer to the ICPC facility next week.
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dave
This game is becoming interesting like I said before, if the sting operation as alleged by Otedola was official why didnt the said security agents arrest Farouk at the spot or trace him to his accomplices and apprehend them with the mark dollars. In my personal view, I think Otedola used his SSS friends for the operation and not official, he actually bribed farouk but decided to record it should in the case it backfired just as it has now, farouk on the other hand decide to put it in writing and showed it to his partner in crime for situation like now, both tried in their various smart moves but trust me a good detective know that both defense plans are baseless.
I am worried how the police detained farouk, turned his house upside down and feel that otedola is a witness or complainant, I will want to believe that the FG is neutral in this case and they should prove to Nigerians because any attempt to exonerate otedola will not be accepted but will be seen as aiding and abetting on the side of the presidency. My recommendation will be that the SSS used by otedola should be investigated to ascertain the legality of the sting operation, if illegal they should be tried and dismissed while otedola face the court for bribery but if otedola officially reported the case, the SSS boss should be charged for negligent and dismissed. Then otedola becomes a witness to prosecute farouk in the BRIBERY case.
Secondly, farouk and his partner have no defense they should be prosecuted because his initial denial has made him guilty before Nigerians.
Finally, this show of shame should not in any way distract or stop the prosecution of those found culpable in the house probe on the subsidy scam. This is a test for President Goodluck and opportunity to show that he believes in the fight against corruption.
God help us and send down divine tsunami to flush out rotten eggs amongst us
C.J.EJIOGU
It will be a wellcomed development for political sanity in Nigeria if the legislative follows this case to a judicious end.