THE Chairman of the House of Representatives probe panel on fuel subsidy management, Farouk Lawal, on Wednesday failed to show up at the police headquarters for interrogation.

An highly placed source in the police told our correspondent that the Force had concluded arrangement to declare the lawmaker wanted.

Acording to the police, there is enough evidence to declare the lawmaker wanted over the allegation by billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, that Lawan took $620,000 bribe from him.

The Special Task Force investigating the bribery allegation waited in vain for the dimunitive lawmaker at the Force headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday.

A member of the investigating team, who spoke to our correspondent in confidence, said the police had enough evidence against Lawan, including the video, which he said contained what transpired between him and Otedola.

The source said the STF would invite other oil marketers who allegedly gave bribes to Lawan, for interrogation.

“The police expect him (Lawan) to honour the invitation, but, anytime from now, we will declare him wanted, if he does not show up. We have enough evidence to proscute the case, but we believe we can handle the matter in a civilised manner and that is why we invited him to come and help us with information on the case,” the member of the investigating team said.

The source said that Lawan had since June 4, 2012, been invited by the police to assist them in the investigation into the bribery scam.

Otedola, who was also summoned by the police, appeared before the STF on Tuesday, where he was said to have written a detailed statement on his encounter with the lawmaker and how he gave the bribe to him.

Another source explained that investigators had watched the video of the encounter between Farouk and Otedola, adding that the STF was convinced that the lawmaker had “a big case” to answer.

“The audio and video evidence before us strongly showed that Lawan has a case to answer because he was graphically seen accepting the money. We also saw Boniface Emenalo in the video wearing ‘resource control’ attire and pocketing dollar bills,” another source confirmed.

Lawan had on Monday said the video was doctored and that what was seen was his ‘caricature.’

Sources within the police confided in our correspondent that the investigating team strongly believed that Lawan had fleeced other oil marketers in the course of executing his committee’s mandate.

Our correspondent gathered that the police were sure that Farouk had fleeced other oil marketers in the course of carrying out his committee assignment.

“Some marketers, who allegedly bribed the committee will also be invited for interrogation,” a member of the STF said.

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, was said to have shown serious interest in seeing that the case reached a logical conclusion. But according to a senior police officer, the IG wanted due process to be followed, hence the invitation to both Lawan and Otedola.

STF investigators were said to be angry that Lawan was trying to delay their work by not honouring the invitation and keeping the exhibit away, but the IG was said to have insisted that due process be followed, no matter the time it took.

Detectives handling the case said the lawmaker had no reason to take the exhibit to the House chamber. They wonder whether the House of Representatives had become a police station where exhibits are kept.

Head of the STF, Ali Amodu, had, in a letter dated June 4, 2012, written to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, stated that the IGP had ordered a detailed criminal investigation into the bribery allegation.

He had also sought the assistance of the Speaker for Lawan to appear before the investigating team.

Before the June 4 letter, Amodu had written Lawan on May 16, requesting the money exhibit, names of witnesses and other material evidence from him.

Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, could not be reached on Wednesday for comments. His mobile phone was switched off.


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I hate this rubbish.IG wants them to appear before he does anything and farouk isn't coming.mehn,ethinicity is coming in here.if farouk be igbo,this would have taken another shape...still watching

Have they forgotten where his house is?

In essence: 'We have asked him to come but he has not come, any moment from now we will declare him wanted' ON NATIONAL PAPERS
What a bunch of jokers!!!

[size=18pt]Action movie . . .was he missing before or has he done an Ibori to the UAE [/size]

Double Post

Facrook don GBESE!!

Let's wait and see what happens.

They know where to get him

SERIOUSLY? U MEAN HE HASN'T BEEN UNDER ARREST ALL THIS TIME?? DAT MAN IS A BIG THIEF AND NOTORIOUS BLACKMAILER AND I HAVE SOME REAL BIG DIRTY S@*T ON HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there is marked dollars note, there is video evidence, audio evidence as claimed, what more are these fools investigating But i doubt the whole story. This is just another govt magic! The 'CABALS' are winning If there is marked dollars note, there is video evidence, audio evidence as claimed, what more are these fools investigating But i doubt the whole story. This is just another govt magic! The 'CABALS' are winning

Diminutive. Lol. Roflmwcao

slimming: They know where to get him

DONT MIND THEM!!!

slimming: They know where to get him

DONT MIND THEM!!!

slimming: They know where to get him

DONT MIND THEM!!!

na dis kind work police dey like.

This Faruq Lawal is a typical criminal, rogue and armed robber, or sorry pen robber.

"Those who want Farouk Lawan to be arrested say Aye"
"Those who want him to be free say Nay".

"The Aye's have it.

Is this not what they do?

What a shame!

Was it not the same ALI AMODU, d head of the task force dat Farouk Lawan claimed he contacted after he collected the bribe? Why is Ali Amodu now saying the police has invited him that he has a case to answer. LOL

police now forming actor now abi?
they had this evidence since april, it was a sting operation i think?
it took 2 months to declare farouk wanted for a prima facie case.
hell is sure empty, all the demons are in abuja

Does he move about with police orderlies or bokoharam guards?? What a Joke.

You know amadioha is punishing when otedola agrees to give u a bribe.

The cabal has conjoured their magic. Farouk has disappeared, bribe money has disappeared, video and audio evidence is missing... The producers of MERLIN should have shot the entire series in Nigeria. They need not bother to create special effects and film tricks because we have it here in abundance. Nigeria, the land of magic!!

slimming: They know where to get him

yes all the dollar market in abj trying to recover the already spent dollar.....lol

Alright. Let's set up a Marshal service to bring in fugitives. Doesn't Farouk Lawan have a police orderly carrying his tennis shoes and cream sodas. Phone the chap and ask where his boss is lounging. Surely that can't be hard, but to wait for bushmeat to gladly enter your trap. That one na fallacy. More popcorn and coke please.

All of u saying the police should have arrested farouk, thats not possible. Otedola gave his side of the story, farouk too needs to state his side. Its after him not honouring this invitation that the police can now go ahead and arrest him. Obviously the farouk guy is buying time so his fellow crooks can provide a sort of cover for him at their dishonourable sitting tomorrow. But seriously he can come out this mess clean. According to reports he went to otedolas house alone around 4am in the morning. Meaning he has no witness. Since he did not inform the police before the operations( he dun enter wahala already). As it is after their dishonourable sitting in that God forsaken chamber tomorrow, there is every possibility he will be picked up by the police. This is not to say otedola is not a thief too, but on this case otedola played like a complete street boy, comfirmed strategist. Karma will definitely hunt him down someday but not on this case. I will also be surprised if otedola did not carry jonathan along in this so called sting operation. Perfect way for goodluck to get back at farouk for dishonouring his choice of house speakership. Anyway May God punish them all from Goodluck to d smallest of them all that are using our lives to play politics.

Wot d hell r dey waitin 4?

Who really gives a hoot where Farouk Lawan is?
Are there not thieves walking about in the entire landspace called Nigeria how many has the Police found?
The salient question is where is the probe report? on GEJ's table or his toilet floor?
While the police is grilling other marketers possibly fleeced by FaCrook
May they be kind enough to find out why they succumbed to black mail and agreed to pay "hush hush" money
B.loody cast and crew of the unfortunate "Naija must weep" series.

They said that they want the matter to be handled in a civilised manner. What a shame! Some people are above the law.

No matter what i believe Otedola is not clean of the subsidy scam if not why should lawan demand to be paid by him for his company's removal on the list..... Lawan weren't smart on this...........I believe the subsidy cabal is behind all this story and they setted lawal up and he falled for it..... What a pity......... now the criminal is beginning to appear innocent, we all know that some company that does not import fuel also collected subsidy payments and which otedola is a party to but lawan fall hands instead of standing on the truth now he is been made a criminal........ Well Sha na Aboki brain..........i Must say the brain behind all dis SAGA na PAPA OBJ. (A.k.A. The Cabal)

cant someone do Nigerians a favour by uploading the video to youtube.

[size=20pt]GEJ PLEASE REMOVE SUBSIDY COMPLETELY AM TIRED OF THIS MESS...................HAD SUBSIDY NOT BEEN REMOVED PARTIALLY IN JANUARY WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN HOW THIS PEOPLE ARE CHOPPING US NUTS...............I HEREBY DEMAND FOR COMPLETE REMOVAL OF SUBSIDY BIKO[/size]