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Subsidy bribe: Pressure on Police to charge Otedola with Lawan


Indications emerged, yesterday, that the Police are under intense pressure to charge Chief Femi Otedola, the accuser of the erstwhile chairman of the House Probe Committee, Hon. Farouk Lawal, if at all Farouk is to be prosecuted.

Newsmen gathered that the delay in arraigning Lawan after months of the conclusion of the investigative reports followed intrigues and pressure being mounted on the government by top brass of the National Assembly to drop the charges against him.



With government insistence, however, that the matter was purely left for the Police to handle and that it will abide by Police findings, mounting pressure is now on the police to charge Otedola along, with sources saying this may lead to the Federal Government intervening to give Lawan a safe landing.

However, the embattled former Fuel Subsidy Adhoc Committee Chairman, Farouk Lawan, has continued to report to the police authorities in compliance with his bail condition which says he should be reporting twice a week to the police.

Consequently, a register was opened for him to be signing every time he reports in a week and newsmen gathered that so far, he has obeyed the directive diligently and signed attendance register about 40 times.

When he appeared before the Police yesterday, Lawan was cited in a milk colour caftan signing the register at the Force Headquarters.
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Bola Tinubu and Femi Otedola On The Run As Protesters Attacks

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The recent protests by Nigerians hiked by the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government on January 1, 2012 have taken another toll.

What is seen as a mere empty protest is almost gradually following suit what has happened in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

At the day two of the protest for the removal of fuel subsidy holding in Lagos, some angry protesting Nigerians were reported to have visited the houses of two oil merchants, Femi Otedola of African Petroleum (AP), and Bola Tinubu (OANDO Oil), which is in care of Wale Tinubu.

The protesters visited the physical properties of the two oil tycoons on the Island in Lagos and were reported to have attempted to vandalize them.

According to reports reaching NEWSMEN, the two business moguls were not around at the time of the visit by the protesters, as we learnt that they had gone into hiding from the fuming protesters.

Femi Otedola is a member of the Economic team of President Jonathan.

Meanwhile, another protester has been reportedly killed by the police again today at Charity bus stop, Oshodi, Lagos this afternoon.

According to information gathered by NEWSMEN, the protester was shot dead by the police at about 2pm.

Reports have it that other protesters have marched to Makinde Police station at Oshodi to show their displeasures over the killings of harmless and innocent citizens by the security agents.

More details coming later.
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