Reps Farouk Lawan, Boniface Emenalo remanded in prison

Lawan Farouk and Boniface Emenalo, both Chairman and Secretary
of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Adhoc Committee for the
probe of the oil subsidy regime were on Friday arraigned before an
Abuja High Court on a seven count charge for allegedly soliciting for
and obtaining the sum of $620,000 from businessman Femi
Otedola, chairman of Zenon Oil.
Both lawmakers pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The court subsequently adjourned till 8 February, to rule on the bail
application moved by their lawyers led by Mr. Rickey Tarfa and
Chief Mike Ozhekome, both senior advocates of Nigeria. The court
remanded the accused persons to Kuje Prison pending the court’s
ruling on their bail application.
Details later.