Member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, and the Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee on Monitoring of Fuel Subsidy Regime, Boniface Emenalo, who are being detained at Kuje Prison, Abuja, on a court order, are enjoying special treatment that includes food cooked outside the prison wall.
Both of them are being kept in a ‘choice cell’ befitting their status as Very Important Personalities.
It was learnt that Lawan had remained reserved and withdrawn on being booked into the prison by officials.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.
A prison source who pleaded anonymity said, “Lawan and Emenalo were kept in the same cell, but they have said they will not eat the general food cooked in the facility. They have made arrangements to have their food brought to them from home by their family members.
“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.”
The prison officials were said to have been briefed by their superior officers on how to comport themselves throughout the lawmaker’s stay to avoid leaving the VIPs with a poor impression of the prison Service and its officials.
The Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Prison Service, Kayode Odeyemi, could not be reached for comments as he was said to have travelled out of the country.
Lawan and Emenalo were remanded in prison custody on Friday following their arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for allegedly receiving $620,000 as bribe from an oil mogul, Femi Otedola, when Farouk served as the chairman of the committee.
They denied the allegation with Lawan, claiming that he collected the money in order to expose Otedola’s attempt to bribe him.
They will spend a week in prison before the court determines whether to grant or refuse their bail application.
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Nonsense, a thief is a thief weather high or low, let him continue his sleep there. Nikky
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ReplyDeleteGod will judge Nigeria as a country for all these special treatments for special people
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You see what James Ibori missed.Nigeria is my country I love my country.Nwamama
ReplyDeleteNo preferencial treatment! Law is not a respecter of anybody. He should face the consequences. Beside he likes being there thats why he commited such offence!
ReplyDeleteActed like a saint but not,..hmmmm!
ReplyDeleteThe blood of d people that lost their life during d fuel subsidy will ask the Government if they are not prosecuted & jailed
DeleteNew mattress, special food, Flat screen TV, DSTV, split unit AC, water dispenser, Jacuzzi, among other items should please be provided for the sacred cow. I bet he is in possession of the prison keys for free movement to let in his wife and girlfriends.
ReplyDeleteThe crisis in PDP must have gotten out of hand. Truly, PDP is falling apart!They allowed their own to be thrown behind bars. So, where is the giver of the bribe? Why is he free? Why is the government still doing business with him? Let's keep our fingers crossed, Farouk will come out of prison and return to the House to complete his tenure. Nigeria, what a shame! They say the seek elective positions so as to represent and speak the voice of their people; no, they are simply representing their families and their pockets.
ReplyDeleteIn Nigeria our law is not blind.
ReplyDeleteGood for them, common criminals.
ReplyDeletepreferential treatment 4 special pple? Why did he nt make himself special by doing away wit corruption, they shud be treated accordingly
ReplyDeleteIf d students from uniport steals laptops and were killed,by burning them what will ALU people do to this set of criminalFarouk and CO,$620000 compare to laptop
ReplyDeleteu guyz are just making noise. Don't u know that, for 1 to become leader in naija, u have to go to prison as part of ur experience u write on ur CV.
ReplyDeleteExecutive Criminals vs Common Criminals... Nonsense!!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Wonders shall neva end. May God save us.
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