committee on the Monitoring of the Fuel Subsidy regime,Hon
Farouk Lawan was Tuesday night barred from travelling out of
the country at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos
by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS).He was on
his way to Saudia Arabia to perform the lesser hajj. Click on read more below to continue....
Lawan is currently under investigation for collecting $500,000
from the chairman of Zenon Petroleum & Gas Ltd, Mr Femi
Otedola to clear his company in the report of the House ad hoc
committee.Lawan was reportedly very embarrassed when he was
informed by the SSS that he would not be allowed to travel and
was seen frantically making calls to people believed to be ''highly
placed'' in government. Reliable sources in the SSS confirmed
that the decision to bar Lawan was because he was considered
a flight risk and might use the opportunity to flee the country in
order to avoid arrest and arraignment.It is not certain if Lawan
eventually got his way and was allowed to travel or not.
Meanwhile, the police has concluded their investigation into the
cash for clearance scandal involving Lawan and the clerk to the
ad hoc committee, Boniface Emenalo and had forwarded
their report to the Police legal department for advice who in turn
responded by recommending the trial of the duo.Their case file
has been sent to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice,
Mr Mohammed Adoke for his consideration preparatory to their
arraignment.
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