Faruk Lawan regains freedom after serving jail term
22nd October 2024
A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe has regained his freedom.
Lawan’s conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2024.
He was found guilty of soliciting a $3 million bribe from Femi Otedola, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon while serving as chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating fuel subsidy fraud in 2012.
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