Handover Lawal, Oke to EFCC for trial, SERAP tells Buhari

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Suspended SGF Babachir Lawal and Ambassador Ayodele Oke, DG NIA

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Ayodele Oke.

The organization also called on Buhari to “urgently handover Lawal and Oke to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for further investigation, and if there is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for them to face prosecution.”

In a statement today by SERAP deputy director Timothy Adewale, the organization said that, “This is a positive development in the fight against grand corruption, although this decision is coming rather late. Buhari…

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