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Osinbajo raises hope on prosecution of Babachir Lawal, Ayodele Oke
Reports have emerged that a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, caught in a grass-cutting scandal in 2017 would soon be prosecuted.
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo who disclosed this at a Lagos dialogue, organized by Christian youth affiliated to the GRILL, Ikeja Branch, said a former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayodele Oke would also be prosecuted alongside.
Osinbajo said, “The president has directed that the SGF and former DG of NIA should be prosecuted.
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“We are expecting that prosecution will take place.
“The next of course is that criminal allegations will be filed against them and the prosecution process will be completed,” he noted.
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