Farouk Lawan & Boniface Enemalo treated as “Very Important Personalities” at Kuje Prison | Reject Prison Food
Posted on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 at 3:14 PMBy Adeola Adeyemo
Media sources have reported that Farouk Lawan and Boniface Enemalo, the two men remanded in Prison for allegedly soliciting for and obtaining $620,000 bribe are being kept in a “choice cell” befitting their status as “Very Important Personalities”.
Lawan, the former former Chairman of the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy and Enemalo, former Secretary of the committee were remanded in prison by an Abuja High Court on Friday 1st February 2013. They were arraigned on a seven count charge for allegedly soliciting for and collecting a bribe of $620, 000 from Femi Otedola, Chairman of Zenon Oil.
Both men pleaded not guilty to the allegation, claiming they collected the money in order to expose Otedola’s attempt to bribe them.
According to Punch, Lawan and Emenalo were kept in the same cell, but they have said they will not eat the general food cooked in the facility and have made arrangements to have their food brought to them from home by their family members.
Here is an excerpt of the report:
It was learnt that Lawan had remained reserved and withdrawn on being booked into the prison by officials.
Our correspondent gathered that his relations were making plans to reach an understanding with the management of the prison to allow them bring in a new mattress for the lawmaker.
Findings indicated that when Lawan and Boniface Emenalo got to the prison facility, the atmosphere changed as the inmates on hearing about the calibre of the new detainees, were happy that their living condition would change during the stay of the lawmakers.
The prison authorities are not according them any special privilege, but being a lawmaker, Lawan cannot be treated like a common criminal because of his status, and besides, they have not been convicted yet.
They are to remain at the Kuje Prison till Friday 8th February 2013 when the court will determine whether to grant or refuse their bail application.
Tags: Boniface Enemalo, Farouk Lawan, femi otedola
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my Farouk my man, See how tables can turn. you should have known better honestly, so where is this your integrity nao, u too fall my hand joor
in a typically ethical society, your constituency should actually call you back from representing them in the house, but i doubt if that will happen, they might not even see ur actions as wrong *whichwaynigeria*
No bi una say Ibos like money, “faruk lawal” na Ibo?
boniface enemalo nko?
The other inmates must be having a ball taunting their new prestigious neighbours
Or sucking up to them as per “remember me in your kingdom”, kai Naija!
This cannot happen in a civilized society, after all he had the opportunity of improving living standard of inmates when he was in power.
It only right for dem not to be treated like other inmate da ve not Ben convicted and am sure d food is terrible..I honestly don’t know y dis guy is d scape goat just 650 abeg find d real coppurt ppl jor
Farouk is a crook
make them soak Garri and groundnut! foolish old men
if his child’s wedding was on bella naija or in the ‘inspired section, people will be ‘tapping into the blessing’ o, and saying ‘money is good’ without caring where the money came from but now, he be thief abi? hypocrites
Abegiiii, many Nigerians are not Hypocrites oh…They legit tap into blessings for political positions so they can steal their own share as well….and Yes money is good irrespective of the source, money is money, It now your choice to make it honestly or otherwise….and if you are caught on the fraudulent path, You will get called a thief by all…i.e. honest people, potential thieves and other thiefs too…trick is not to get caught
so the rich also cry? definition of nemesis!others should keep themselves in check