Jimi Lawal, a former special adviser to former governor Nasir El Rufais has been placed on watch list by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other R
Jimi Lawal, a former special adviser to former governor Nasir El Rufais has been placed on watch list by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
Lawal was invited over an alleged phoney Light Rail Project valued at ₦11 billion.
There was no contract file for the implementation of the purported light rail but it was allegedly paid for in full.
Lawal was scheduled to appear before the ICPC team of investigators yesterday, however, he failed to show up and was not represented.
The ICPC subsequently requested the Department of State Service, DSS and the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS to place the former adviser on watch list at airports, seaports and land borders.
According to the commission, Lawal is being probed in connection with “loans (foreign and domestic) obtained without following due process.”
The commission said it had discovered that his account domiciled with a major bank revealed a total sum of ₦144 million receipts from four private companies.
A copy of the ICPC’s letter to DSS and NIS reads, “The above mentioned person (Lawal Shakiru Olujimi Adebisi), who hails from Ogun State and speaks Yoruba and English fluently, is being investigated for the offence of criminal conspiracy.
“Credible information at the commission’s disposal suggests that the suspect, who is under investigation, is most likely to flee the country to evade being prosecuted.
“You are therefore, kindly requested to place him on the watch-list and arrest him if seen in any of the airports, seaports or land border and inform this commission accordingly.
