Demdem: I reported Otedola’s bribe to Police and EFCC in April – Farouk Lawan

The Chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee which probed the management of the Fuel subsidy scheme, Farouk Lawan on Monday said that he reported the $3 million bribe to the Police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) law enforcement agents as far back as April 24.


Documents released by National Assembly sources to the media, revealed that Mr Lawan allegedly informed the House Committee on Financial Crimes in a letter dated April 24, 2012, of pressures to offer him bribe to influence the outcome of the investigation into the fuel subsidy scheme.

In a letter to the leadership of the House, Mr Lawan also said his “life has been under constant threat since the fuel probe begun.”

Mr Lawan reported the bribe to the police following which the Inspector-General in a letter dated, May 9, 2012, directed a task force on investigation to meet him.

The IGP in the letter with reference number CR:3000/IGP.SEC/STF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL 2/309 called Lawan’s attention to an interview he granted a national newspaper on April 28, 2012 and directed, “a discreet investigation into the matter.”

The letter was signed by the Commissioner of Police, Special Task Force, Ali Amodu.

He said that in another letter dated May 16, 2012 with reference number CR:3000/IGP.SEC/STF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL 2/319, and signed by Mr Amodu, the IGP requested money exhibit, names of witnesses and other material evidence from him.

Mr Lawan explained that in a letter dated May 31, 2012, he told the IGP that the matter (bribe offer) had been referred to the relevant committee of the House for legislative actions.

After the correspondence between the IGP and Mr Lawan, the p in a letter to the Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, dated June 4, 2012, stated that a detailed criminal investigation had been ordered into the matter.

In the letter titled, “Investigation activities: Letter of invitation in a case of criminal conspiracy and attempt to pervert the course of justice by offering gratification,” the office of the IGP stated that “the Inspector General of Police has directed a detailed criminal investigation into the matter.”

The Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited Femi Otedola said in some national dailies on Monday that Mr Lawan and the Secretary of the probe committee, Boniface Emenalo had collected $620,000 from him in a sting operation masterminded by the security agencies.

The amount, according to Mr Otedola, the amount was part payment of $3 million, which he alleged Mr Lawan had demanded from him to exonerate Zenon Oil from the probe committee’s report.

Mr Otedola said on April 21, the Saturday before the plenary, Mr Lawan came in person to his residence and collected $250,000 in cash, as the first instalment and on Monday April 23 “Lawan came and collected another $250,000.”

House vows to probe bribery

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives said it will investigate allegations of bribery levelled against Mr Lawan, saying it will not support underhand deal from any quarters.

The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, Zakari Mohammed who disclosed this in a statement said, “While we await investigation into these weighty accusations, we wish to state without equivocation that this Honourable House will never take sides with corruption and we will always stand on the side of the rule of law. We cannot, for whatever reason, support any underhand dealing from any quarter.”

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Who knows whether farouk was trying to acquire the evidence as requested by the IGP? if am to put myself in farouk's shoes and am asked by a neutral body if i have collected bribe, i will like " i collected bribe but i still didnt collect it " (its also a string operation afterall)
I will like to know how the IGP will handle this case. who is saying the truth and who is lying

Its funny and disheartening that as SSS in conjuction with Otedola (hopefully so) is conducting his own string operation to implicate Farouk, likewise the Police is also conducting his own operation to implicate Otedola.
SSS VS PoliCE.
Useless set of people. Evil Boko is there tearing down the whole country. Nonsense.

Abegii, lets focus more on the Trillions of Naira Fraud (this is the main koko) and leave this 100Million bribe alone jor

He produced a video recording of Lawan collecting the $500,000 in his residence and disclosed that the money in marked notes was provided by the SSS.

ifihearam: *singing*
This one na season 2 ooo
Finish farouk season 2 ooo

But seriously this farouk lawan phucked up big time,why should you even represent yourself in a deal like this,I thought you have aides and staff?? All the monies you have embezzled since 1999 is not enough you had to step on your highly deserved societal integrity and respectability.shame on you farouk

As for you otedola,you also said you deal on diesel and that product is not subsidized,so why will you be persuaded in the first place to pay bribe of what concerns you not. Both of you are guilty.

mjconcept: Wetin we go name dis movie

Imanuelle:

I thot he(otedola) once stated dat lawan collected $620 in 3 different instalments?
Dere is more to dis story!

onthefence: A source privy to the developments disclosed: ”Farouk put pressure and kept on calling for the balance and when the pressure became unbearable, Otedola said that the two agreed that the balance should be flown in a chartered plane toAbuja. However, on the day the money was to come, Farouk said he would be in plenary and gave Otedola a name and phone number of somebody who would meet him for the money.”
Asked if the Police had recovered the money, a senior officer close to the investigation said yesterday: “First of all, the money was at no time handed over to the Inspector General of Police. Secondly, we have asked Hon. Lawan and the House to hand over the money to us and so far they have refused.

ifihearam: *singing*
This one na season 2 ooo
Finish farouk season 2 ooo

But seriously this farouk lawan phucked up big time,why should you even represent yourself in a deal like this,I thought you have aides and staff?? All the monies you have embezzled since 1999 is not enough you had to step on your highly deserved societal integrity and respectability.shame on you farouk

As for you otedola,you also said you deal on diesel and that product is not subsidized,so why will you be persuaded in the first place to pay bribe of what concerns you not. Both of you are guilty.

Mr. Globe:
Otedola is a criminal. He has finally soiled his evasive image. Your products are not subsidized and you went on to pay bribe. You paid bribe - an offence in itself.. GEJ, Diezanni Madueke and their cabal has finally used you to try to cover up trillions of looted funds.
As for farouk, am really yet to understand your triple mouths sha

Super1759: Giving this case to police....worsening the matter.police can never give a good verdict.police is gonna ask them to bring all the money to them...

Demdem:

TRILLION NAIRA SUBSIDY REPORT MUST DIE

prince FAD:
bro,you are getting it wrong accusing Otedola why he paid bribe.

Farouk claimed also that he was being pressured with bribe, who will we believe?

Pls get it right that Otedola contacted SSS when the pressure on him to pay bribe was too intense.

Farouk also claimed he contacted the police and EFCC. who will we believe

It was the SSS that gave him the marked dollars he gave to Farouk.

The IGP asked Farouk to acquire material evidence as stated in that report. Who is roping who?

Though I am not exonerating Otedola from corrupt practices,but Farouk is already in a cage,his hands are in shackles already.

Otedola is heavily corrupt but Farouk its still 50-50. No bi IGP ask am say he should acquire material evidence?

Lets wait and see how the drama wud end.

I am interested also to be honest. Right now nothing is categorically true

This wud really prove how serious GEJ is in fighting corruption.

The aim of the retardeen is to ensure that the Subsidy report is killed so that his sponsors during the elections who are direct beneficiaries of this subsidy fraud are never brought to book. He himself is corrupt.

At least on of them (either Farouk or Otedola)is graviously guilty and shud not escape imprisonment.

Before GEJ, Otedola has been a very corrupt man, thats confirmed. As for farouk, he needs to be investigated to determine his culpability.

mjconcept:
I am thinking PROBE THE PROBERS would be suitable.

The Hunter is now being hunted

prince FAD:
He said Farouk himself collected $500 while the remaining $120 was collected by secretary to the probe panel.

Mr. Globe:
Otedola is a criminal. He has finally soiled his evasive image. Your products are not subsidized and you went on to pay bribe. You paid bribe - an offence in itself.. GEJ, Diezanni Madueke and their cabal has finally used you to try to cover up trillions of looted funds.
As for farouk, am really yet to understand your triple mouths sha