The police has began a hunt for the $600,000 cash allegedly collected as bribe from oil marketer, Femi Otedola by the embattled former chairman of the House of Representatives had hoc committee on fuel subsidy payments, Farouk Lawan even as hope dimmed for his release from detention.
The decision to keep Lawan in custody followed his refusal to disclose to his team of police interrogators led by CP Amodu Alli where the alleged bribe money is kept.
His failure to disclose the whereabouts of the money was also said to have informed the decision to seach his Apo legislative quarters residence by police detectives for about two hours yesterday.
The raid on Lawan’s house located on Ogbonnaya Onu Close, Apo Legislators’ Quarters, Abuja, led to the seizure of his diplomatic passport and $10,000 found in the house.
Associates of the embattled law maker faulted the refusal of the police to grant him bail in spite of appeals for such from his lawyers.
“Why is Lawan in detention and Otedola not? If it was bribe, there must have been a giver. This is an attempt to cow and humiliate him.
Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said that even though investigation is still ongoing the legislator has not been denied any of his fundamental human rights as he is being allowed access to his lawyers, friends and family members who may want to visit him in custody.
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