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Jodesky: Real warped reasoning. Otedola said the SSS provided the money yet you are saying he paid bribe. Do you want his story translated to your local dialect?

BetaThings: I don't make points without reason, no matter how tempting it is
God, I beseech you let Otedola sue me
In in your infinite mercy, let that crook and criminal sue me

He would have to sue Obazee (the DG of FRC) first because Obazee told us that in the annual report of Forte Oil (AP) it was reported that
Otedola and co were allotted shares in AP and collected dividend without paying for the shares
We are talking about shares worth N24.7b here
That is by self admission
Otedola would have to sue Aviomoh, his former FD at AP, who disclosed that Otedola directed that AP's report showing a loss be doctored to show a profit

As for plotting against GEJ
I recall it was GEJ that concoted these
"Have you collected the money from Dokpesi"
"Na we do am"
"let us meet for IBB campaign office"

Why on earth should i trust his words the more that he was pressured

onthefence: Just wondering whether our laws recognises anything called "sting operation". I hope the prosecution will not go to court and be shouting "we carried out a sting operation"

Both prosecution and defence will go to court and declared that string operations where carried out on both sides

Emilo: I dont understand you guys sefffff.....For Farouk to have gone to Otedola's house in person to collect the money......settles all other issue....."The man is a common thief".

Where u go to make sure the IGP's directive is actualised doesnt really matter as long as its successful

Someone rightly said, if at the end he is unable to produce all the marked dollars the way it was given to him, then he is done for.

Otedola has just visited the police. Lets wait for Farouks turn. i feel u

waja: Imagin Farouk and his boys were asked to catch a thief, they became a bigger thief. Now, the biggest thief (police) are demanding for the loot. Chai Naija.

ifihearam: Speculation also have it that the committee also collected another 800k from yet another company.

really
Where is the video clip located? Is it with the Aviation minister who was also among those indicted by the probe report being the owner of one of the oil companies

dubem3: it really looks to me like some of us already have preconceived ideas of who should be guilty and who not.
POSIBILITIES
1. Its possible that Otedola, annoyed by the ploy to rope him in, decided to be the wind that blows open the whole scandal.

2. Its possible that some how, otedola is being used to put an end to farouk's obviously sharp cutlass falling on offending friends of the throne.

3. They have both not told us the whole truth.

4. There are endless POSIBILITIES...
Lets seat back and watch, not be too quick to arrive at conclusions.

Billyonaire: I can not respond to your assertions, I like holding intelligent argument and discussion without rancor to personality, same can not be said of you, because I have seen lines of fallacy ad homonium in your earlier postulates. I am alien to your bigotry

Silva79: The SSS and the POLICE are yet to speak WHY!!!

mufc009: How is $620k bribe getting more attention than $20bn fraud?
Am yawning without subsidy

Donxavier: . The fact that he waited until Otedola blew the lid before tendering or attempting to tender or he maynot even tender at all cos there are suspicions he's spent it already shows he's guilty. Unless maybe he has the money intact and untouched. Even then I still can't understand why he would choose to keep that kind of money to himself if he's intent was to expose Otedola. And all the house leadership and those he claimed to inform have all disowned him and denied ever receiving any letter from him. The guy is a goner.

mjconcept: Otedola spoke boldly but that doesn't mean he is a saint, Lawan has being stammering all the way " I no collect money, I collect to nail him" which one we go believe.

Billyonaire: In the case of Ribadu, he was pressured to receive, against threat, he did, and lodged the funds with CBN

The bottom line is he collected the bribe money

and reported the issue to the Authorities,
Farouk also reported even before collecting. IGP requested for material evidence so he had to collect

Lawan pressured and intimidated Otedola,

as stated by criminal Otedola. Why should i believe his words? farouk also claimed he was pressured? why should i believe him too

and Otedola reported to SSS, SSS asked him to play along, provided him with marked notes, camera, and recorders.
Farouk also was told to play along by acquiring material evidence though without video or notes but there is an official letter to that effect. The letter has a reference number. probably police donnt have gadgets as much as SSS, they would have given farouk gadgets too

The sting operation was successful.
Police operation with farouk was also successful because there is material evidence from Otedola.

Lawan has nothing in his defence, even his constituency has left him

U cant determine that yet. let the court decide

gbadexy: It is becoming clearer that farouk lawan I respected took the bribe, what with video and even audio record of conversation via note.
What am I even typing, the house has the money in their possession as evidence and otedola has video and audio recording of how the “evidence“ got to farouk's hand in the first case, so what are we talking about.
Farouk could have reported the case to the police ahead just in case as plan B or he documents could be backdated to show he has notified the police earlier.

lookmangiw: that movie title makes it look like an action packed movie, why not look for a name that will be kind of thriller in nature cos that is what it is.

most thrillers have seen are packed with enough blood. U can suggest urs also. its welcome

Donxavier: . Let's assume it's true. But reports say FL didn't tender the money requested of him. So why didn't he do that?

i feel u but remember that an earlier report also stated that farouk tendered some money before the house leadership? lets wait and see and judge not yet. Otedola has gone to the police to state his own, lets wait and see when farouk goes to the police.
he hasnt tendered it yet doesnt mean he wont.

ayox2003: Can you imagine? Farouk and the House refused to release the money.
Any nation that can't find one honest man to do a report to expose a scandal is doomed

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

The Hunter is now being hunted

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: Wetin we go name dis movie

Donxavier: . Farouk can't claim anything. It just doesn't make sense. Why did he go to meet Otedola at his residence. If Truly Otedola was the one desperate to give the bribe why didn't Lawan ask Otedola to meet him at a location of his own choosing? Its even more likely FL has spent some of the money which was why he refused to give it to the IGP.

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.”

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/06/12/i-reported-otedolas-bribe-to-police-and-efcc-in-april-farouk-lawan/


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

werepeLeri: Are you blaming PDP or are you blaming Jonathan - which one?

Imagine if other govts since 1983 have added 1000mw, by now we would have more than 20,000mw

Kobojunkie: OMG . . .that silly "I voted Jonathan Goodluck and not PDP" crap is come up again!!

ROFLMAO!!

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.”

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/06/12/i-reported-otedolas-bribe-to-police-and-efcc-in-april-farouk-lawan/


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)

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

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.
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/06/12/i-reported-otedolas-bribe-to-police-and-efcc-in-april-farouk-lawan/

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 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.

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

ikeyman00: ^^^^^ eziachi take note

manny4life: You got jokes...

You better take back your comment before you call you hater and enemy of progress.

I thought I heard similar stories of same thing way back, well I guess the stories aren't through then.

rolchi: ^^^
So, where is the money now? Is it with the Police Acting IG, or the House Chairman on the EFCC or with Farouk Lawan himself?