Former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan on Tuesday opposed the admissibility of several documents sought to be tendered by the prosecution in his trial over alleged bribery in a n FCT High Court.

Lawan, who is facing an amended three-count charge alone (Boniface Emenalo has been converted to witness), rejected the records of proceedings of the National Assembly on the fuel subsidy probe which Lawan was the committee ad-hoc chairman.

His counsel Sekop Zumka argued that the documents are not supported by the proof of evidence. He added that they were made after the commencement of the case to over reach the defence.

But counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC?), Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) asked the court to ignore the objection because the documents sought to be tendered are public documents commanded by the President after a court order.

Lawan was alleged to have in April, 2012 obtained the sum of $500, 000, in bribes from Otedola to remove his company Zenon Oil and Gas Ltd from companies indicted in the 2012 fuel subsidy fraud.

Justice Angela Otaluka has stood down the case for ruling.

Credit:dailytrust