Accomplice turn witness: Emenalo to testify against Farouk Lawan.

The trial of a former member of the House of
Representatives, Farouk Lawan, over
allegations that he received $620,000 bribe
from oil magnate Femi Otedola, resumed
Tuesday at an Abuja High Court, with Mr.
Lawan’s co-accused turning against the
former lawmaker as the key prosecution
witness.

Mr. Lawan also lost an all his applications
before the court on Tuesday.

The former lawmaker chaired a House
committee that investigated a multibillion
fraud associated with government fuel
subsidy. He allegedly received bribe from Mr.
Otedola, to exclude his firm from the list of
indicted companies.

Mr. Lawan was first arraigned in 2012
alongside the secretary of the House ad hoc
committee, Boniface Emenalo.

But docked before Justice Angela Otaluka of
the FCT High Court, Lugbe, on Tuesday, Mr.
Lawan was informed of fresh amended
charges against him alone.

Mr. Emenalo, who was a co-accused served as
the main prosecution witness for the
Independent Corrupt Practices and other
matters Commission, ICPC.

Sources at the commission told PREMIUM
TIMES that a deal was reached with Mr.
Emenalo to serve as prosecution witness for
his charges to be dropped.

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