Nigeria: Lamorde, Otedola to Testify Against Lawan

13 February 2013

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde and the Chairman of Zenon Oil and Gas Limited, Mr Femi Otedola are among the witnesses that will testify against, Farouk Lawan and Emenalo Boniface who are both standing trial for allegedly collecting a bribe of $500,000 from Otedola as an inducement to remove his company's name from the companies indicted in the fuel subsidy scam.

In the proof of evidence filed in support of the charges, Lamorde will testify that Lawan came to his office sometime in April, 2012 and reported to him that there were some fuel marketers who wanted to bribe him.

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