Lawan was left off the hook around 6 pm after his lawyers, led by Ricky Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), met the bail conditions, which included two sureties each for the two detained men who must be well known Nigerians without any criminal record, persons of impeccable character, and owners of landed property in Abuja who must surrender the Certificates of Occupancy of their land in the Federal Capital Territory.

It was learnt that Lawan had claimed that the bribe money was with the ethics committee of the House, which will present it to the House on Tuesday.

He is, however, to report to the police everyday.
Deputy police spokesman Frank Mbah, who confirmed the release, gave no further details.
Lawan’s release came just as Integrity Group, a pro-transparency group of lawmakers that he belongs to, threw its weight behind last Friday's resolution of the House on the bribery allegation.

Police sources told THISDAY that Lawan promised to return $500,000, which he claimed to be his share of the loot, from the House Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes on Tuesday when the legislature resumes plenary, and to surrender same to the police.
Lawan had in one of the interviews he granted before his detention said he reported the bribery incident and transmitted the money he collected from Otedola to the House Committee on Drugs Narcotics and Financial Crimes. However, chairman of the committee, Hon Jagaba Adams Jagaba, said he neither received a report about the underhand deal nor took delivery of the allegedly marked dollar bills from Lawan, as he claimed.

Sources close to the Police Force Headquarters said Lawan was at first not willing to cooperate with the team of policemen detailed to grill him, hence his detention beyond 24 hours.

Embattled Representative Farouk Lawan returned home from police custody on Saturday but under one condition:he must produce the alleged $620000 bribe not later than this week.
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Task Force (STF), Mr. Ali Amodu granted Lawan bail at about 4pm yesterday in the presence of one of the counsel, Rickey Tarfa (SAN).

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Beaf: The SSS have searched his house overnight and siezed a further $10,000.00 in cash; they also know that the $620,000.00 is not complete (cos its been shared). So, its a great deal if you ask me. Lol!
Let Farouk produce the money in one week or else!...

Beaf: The SSS have searched his house overnight and siezed a further $10,000.00 in cash; they also know that the $620,000.00 is not complete (cos its been shared). So, its a great deal if you ask me. Lol!
Let Farouk produce the money in one week or else!...

ndu_chucks: Another version:

Embattled Representative Farouk Lawan returned home from police custody on Saturday but under one condition:he must produce the alleged $620000 bribe not later than this week.
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Task Force (STF), Mr. Ali Amodu granted Lawan bail at about 4pm yesterday in the presence of one of the counsel, Rickey Tarfa (SAN).

gulfer: Hmm mm, the boldened.

mosalab: D police have to realese him 4 him to be able to gather d money 4rm d benefactors provided dey've not spend d money... Facrook! Dats gonna be easy task 4 u nao... Just borrow d money 4rm ur senior legislooters nd mark d money in comparison to d sample wit u... Lobatan... NPF are too dullllllll or toooooo korupt....

Aigbofa:

What if the SSS marked the money by serial numbers?

Rhino.5dm:
Bode George was released from prison after stealing 100 billion naira and spending just a year+ in his palatable air conditioned cell(mansion), he decided to make a thanks giving at his church. This is not even the issue. . .

Now, guess who was in attendance, two serving ministers, fomer president and the first lady( wife of president jonathan).


OBJ squandered about 16 billion dollars on power in his eight years of presidency and couldn't even provide single additional megawatts to our national grid. This is not even the issue. . .

Now, guess what happened to him? Nada!!!


We were told that IBB and Raymond Dopkesi masterminded the twin bombings in abuja that took the lives of some 22 innocent nigerians. This is not the even the issue. . .

Now, guess what happened to them? Raymond Dokpesi was made director of jonathan's media team and IBB is being consulted regularly by Jonathan, as a political mentor.

-Kini big deal?! So, Fa-crook's case is just moi-moi. PDP share the MONEY!

Aigbofa: He is like a goldfish anyway, there is no hiding place for him. This is not one of the cases anyone can bury.

Aigbofa: He is like a goldfish anyway, there is no hiding place for him. This is not one of the cases anyone can bury.

Kobojunkie: Still no arrests and no formal charges. At least make dem show us the video naw!

Clerverly: These are the things i can deduce from the whole drama:
1. There was no sting operation involving the SSS. Otedola recorded the whole movie himself. Are you for real? You were able to deduce that from what naw?

2. The money was never marked. Are you sure about that? Cause many of the reports claim the notes were marked(at least the S# noted)

3. Farouk only involved the Police when he was tipped of the recording. Now you are playing. So you only took this part from all the reports and essentially labeled, as bull, the rest of the information contained in many of the stories.

4. Otedola handed over to the police the audio and video they are branding about. Well, this part remains sketchy since some reports claimed Otedola only handed over the evidence a couple of days ago, when the actual 'sting', according to most all the reports, took place in April. The only reason, in my opinion, why this new broke only a week and some days ago, is that the evidence(video et al) was made available to the authorities about the same time. Now a good question to ask is why the evidence was not in the hands of the authorities all this while.

5. Farouk and Otedola are guilty as charged. Guilty of what though?

6. Nothing else will come out this because the objective has been achieved and surppassed. huh?

Jona and PDP i no go better for una!!!

Ileke-IdI:
Until substantial evidence are put forward, I'll continue to believe that this is another diversion fiasco.